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| RTomens, 2023 |
“The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” - Orson Welles
Whilst there's some dispute as to whether that's exactly what Welles said it's a statement I can relate to and ultimately support through experience, always having tight limitations on such things as working space (i.e., no studio), technical and material means. I've no doubt that limitations inspire work that might otherwise not exist if anything and everything was available. Being forced to work with what you have rather than having a limitless choice means you focus on what's available.
The simplest comparison is a vast library of collage material compared to just a few books and magazines. The former, although desirable sometimes, would offer too much choice. A studio would get cluttered with junk, most of which would never be used. Being able to buy any books you want, anytime, doesn't make you 'better read'.
The quote also pinpoints the one of the problems with AI art. 'Look, it can do anything!'. So anything it produces comes easily and means nothing.
Limit was made by first collaging paper, cut from 60s advertising, then printing a street photo I took onto it.
TTFN
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