tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post737441334251544815..comments2024-02-27T11:44:37.001+00:00Comments on Charlton Stitcher: On stopping and naming Charlton Stitcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-46006186872931581402013-11-19T20:16:37.175+00:002013-11-19T20:16:37.175+00:00You are so right - the viewer does like a little h...You are so right - the viewer does like a little hint of what was going on in the mind of artists making any work that seems abstract or hard to decode. Titles provide that in a much better and less pretentious way than long 'arty' explanations. Still, I think it is a personal thing and anyway sometimes for me no title maybe has me speculating and discussing in a way I wouldn't necessarily have done if pointed in a particular direction.Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-59994298145799202052013-11-18T17:56:02.224+00:002013-11-18T17:56:02.224+00:00Titles for a piece of work are very hard … especia...Titles for a piece of work are very hard … especially if the work is abstract. I often just want to use 'abstract' or 'study # ' as titles. But then I think of the viewer … they like to know where the artist was when doing a piece … a little clue … and then I find a title that applies (a thesaurus is great) because a title is better that a page of 'artspeak', in my opinion. <br />Yes, I also listen to the whisperings as I work on a piece.<br />Good discussion ! Thanks !Threadpainterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575214840766105122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-28957853414398985502013-11-09T16:51:17.572+00:002013-11-09T16:51:17.572+00:00Brewery Arts is one of my favourite places round h...Brewery Arts is one of my favourite places round here - so much superb work to sample in the main exhibition space and the shop, resident artists and other exhibition spaces are all enticing. I go in most weeks to see what's new ... and there's also the café to resist - I often don't!<br />Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-88682179349874298652013-11-09T16:01:14.563+00:002013-11-09T16:01:14.563+00:00Interesting work, I will take a look at their blog...Interesting work, I will take a look at their blog. I have seen some good exhibitions at Brewery Arts. Lovely colours above, but we still like our black and white.jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399291168901237105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-14613362265357361662013-10-28T16:29:37.121+00:002013-10-28T16:29:37.121+00:00It sure can. I really like to know what was going ...It sure can. I really like to know what was going on in the artist's head when I view work. A title can help greatly.Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-23384722869770171002013-10-28T16:27:58.114+00:002013-10-28T16:27:58.114+00:00Whisperings - another lovely image. Lots of great ...Whisperings - another lovely image. Lots of great thoughts have come back to me from this post - thank you too.Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-51576691199017952902013-10-28T16:26:49.887+00:002013-10-28T16:26:49.887+00:00Titles certainly help to explain what was going on...Titles certainly help to explain what was going on in my head but I think there's more to it than that - a bit like naming a child ...Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-86242293641605153942013-10-28T16:24:56.029+00:002013-10-28T16:24:56.029+00:00Things scream at me like a jumble sale - I like th...Things scream at me like a jumble sale - I like that image too and really know what you mean. I end up unpicking when that happens - so much wasted energy ... Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-64761539493865546382013-10-27T15:37:07.241+00:002013-10-27T15:37:07.241+00:00Interesting post. I often feel that a piece doesn&...Interesting post. I often feel that a piece doesn't need a title but it can add to the viewing experience.Maggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479533794674357334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-704259588567617752013-10-27T14:42:14.667+00:002013-10-27T14:42:14.667+00:00What an interesting post. Definitely food for tho...What an interesting post. Definitely food for thought. I suspect my tendency is to under-work things. I shall keep my ears tuned for the whisperings from now on....thanks for this.marnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067520069137664000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-88467920719528863862013-10-27T09:34:53.306+00:002013-10-27T09:34:53.306+00:00Thank you for reminding me of the Quinery blog - I...Thank you for reminding me of the Quinery blog - I had found it before, but forgotten about it. Denise Jones' work is indeed interesting, as is what you say about listening to the work about when it is done. I too find that a title is closely tied in with the completion process: if I have a piece with no name that is wholly its own, then I know that the piece is not complete - even if that completion means simply finding the right name, and has nothing to do with any more work done on it.Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-14584194696719093632013-10-27T08:27:57.765+00:002013-10-27T08:27:57.765+00:00Thats really thought provoking. I love the idea of...Thats really thought provoking. I love the idea of the needle having nothing left to say. I have a tendency to over work things and they end up screaming at me like a jumble sale. May be I should listen for the silence a little more.Flaming Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777449640443864333noreply@blogger.com