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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
藝術家唔昜做
這天在網上搜尋Jenny Saville 的資料作為art history 的功課, 無意中閱讀了這編有關如可以藝術維生的文章, 縱然不是甚麼的金科玉律或求生手冊, 但也可一瞥當今英國藝壇的情況。
現節錄原文:
……Art is now more popular than ever. We've seen the birth of two great galleries in London - Tate Modern and the new Saatchi Gallery in the old County Hall. And big-name exhibitions of artists ancient and modern are invariably sold out.
(好似好好景喎.....)
Sadly, however, the artist's lot is hardly better than it ever was for those who have not yet caught the public eye. Yet even for the less successful there is a living to be made from fine art, so long as they are willing to change tack.
(喂! 個作者講緊你啊！)
The commercial success of the big galleries means there are opportunities for curators, gallery staff, handlers and technicians. And there is always teaching to fall back on.
(點解唔見有呢D工種？)
As Professor Irit Rogoff, head of the department of visual cultures at Goldsmiths College, says: "Being an artist is more than just making art. The artist alone in their garret is a very dated notion."
(難道要晚晚出去蒲？)
Talent on its own is not enough if you hope to find work in the art world.
Gallery jobs are highly sought after, and you need to be able to communicate well. "You should be able to talk about your art in an accessible way to people who are not in the creative world. And you need an understanding of how the big institutions, the museums, galleries and funding agencies work," says Rogoff.
(Hey! 天才多數九唔搭八的..........點算啊？)
Tenacity heads the personal-skills list if you hope to spend most of your time in the studio. "You can't be easily disappointed and you should have an immense curiosity about everything around you; everything that happens in the world is really grist to your mill."
(唔好扮頹? 但係唔頹就唔係藝術家啦 !)
That tenacity is something displayed by Jenny Saville. "I just love to paint," she has said. "I can't not paint. You have to stay nimble, agile. When you stop making marks on canvas you go stiff."
(難道Jenny Saville 不愛shopping 嗎???)
Rogoff, meanwhile, says that art graduates often have a realistic understanding of the commercial art world, but don't always know how to find a place in it.
"They think if you have a degree, you will get a job. (哈哈，好寸啊。)In fact, it's a question of taking the initiative.
We encourage people to work in groups outside course work, curate exhibitions, write things, produce projects. We want them to stretch themselves - and not have a narrow definition of what a job in the art world is. By initiating new projects, rather than just trying to plug into existing institutions, you open up possibilities. Think of yourself as a start-up company and generate something new that will make your name."
（做藝術家等如開公司？是否要讀EMBA ?）
The art world itself has changed in the past decade. As well as more young artists organising their own shows and venues, there are now around 200 London-based agents representing all types of artists who are constantly searching for fresh talent.
"In a way, it's become easier for the artist because the art environment is more professional," says one established agent who agrees that despite the professionalism it is still a tough, tight world to break into. "It's just a bigger closed shop."
（做藝術是最難入行？ 好慘啊！）
But what of the underlying pressures affecting the artist? At the bottom end of the scale there are the inescapable financial considerations.
（小弟最怕就係窮! 唔好搞啦。)
"You need time and space to create work, and money for materials - and in a city like London that makes it incredibly expensive," says Andrea Tarsia, head of exhibitions at the Whitechapel Gallery. "Striking the balance between earning money and finding the time and space to produce your work poses problems."
（雖云興趣不可以當飯食, 但有了飯食就會忘記做藝術的。）
At the top of the market, the big names can command large sums for their work - but not quite as much as many imagine: galleries or agents take their share, usually 30 per cent or more out of the figure alongside the red dot.
（畫廊是吸血鬼！擺街邊賣啦。）
Gary Waterston, of the Gagosian Gallery in the West End, which represents artists such as Saville, Georg Baselitz, Michael Craig-Martin, Julian Schnabel and sculptor Franz West, says that the huge figures quoted for an artist's work don't always tell the full story. "You have to remember that the big sums you read about don't necessarily go to the artist because the works are being sold among collectors and not from the artist's studio.
（收藏家以低價買入, 高價賣出, 投機倒把的勾當 !)
"The ones who really make it are those who ignore the outside world and keep fighting, living off their friends, taking the bar job at night, but remaining convinced that they have something to say in their work and that they have the talent to make it materialise. They struggle. But they tend to be the ones that get there."
（做藝術家會自閉的！）
（移民英國搵工目錄：）
How to carve out a career in the art world :
CURATOR
Curating, or putting together exhibitions of works of art, is a highly competive field.
Salary: [pounds sterling]15,000-[pounds sterling]40,000.
Qualifications: A postgraduate diploma in curating, for example the Royal College of Art's curating contemporary art course. This is a fulltime, two-year MA covering all aspects of the field. Students put together their own shows at the college in their final year.
You need: Bachelor of arts degree or relevant curating experience.
Contact: Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, SW7 2EU www.rca.ac.uk.
ART CONSERVATOR
Conserving or repairing damaged works of art is highly specialised work.
Salary: [pounds sterling]15,000-[pounds sterling]30,000.
Qualifications: An MA or postgraduate diploma in conservation of art. The Courtauld Institute's threeyear MA in conservation of wall paintings and three-year postgraduate diploma in easel paintings are of equal significance.
You need: a science plus an arts or humanities background.
Contact: Courtauld Institute of Art, (part of London University), Somerset House, London, WC2R 9RN, www.courtauld.ac.uk.
ART HANDLER/TECHNICIAN
Art technicians and handlers are responsible for installing works of art and moving, wrapping and shipping works overseas. This is highly technical work and many handlers are also artists - the hours are often compatible with working in the studio.
Salary: [pounds sterling]12,000-[pounds sterling]25,000.
Qualification: An honours degree in fine art plus relevant experience in art handling.
COMMERCIAL GALLERIES
Jobs are highly sought after - graduates looking for internships (unpaid gallery work experience for a three- or six-month period) should contact commercial galleries direct.
Salary: A fulltime assistant would start on [pounds sterling]8,000. An administrative role in a small gallery pays up to [pounds sterling]15,000.
USEFUL CONTACTS
www.nationalgallery.org.uk,
www.goldsmiths.ac.uk,
www.whitechapel.org,
www.gagosian.com,
www.aah.org.uk (Association of Art Historians),
www.therp.co.uk (Royal Society of Portrait Painters),
www.nsead.org (information on teaching).
COPYRIGHT 2003 Solo Syndication Limited
This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
如閣下真的有耐性閱讀至此, 你已經是不折不扣的藝術家了。是我說的。如何? ¶ 4:54 PM 1 Comments
現節錄原文:
……Art is now more popular than ever. We've seen the birth of two great galleries in London - Tate Modern and the new Saatchi Gallery in the old County Hall. And big-name exhibitions of artists ancient and modern are invariably sold out.
(好似好好景喎.....)
Sadly, however, the artist's lot is hardly better than it ever was for those who have not yet caught the public eye. Yet even for the less successful there is a living to be made from fine art, so long as they are willing to change tack.
(喂! 個作者講緊你啊！)
The commercial success of the big galleries means there are opportunities for curators, gallery staff, handlers and technicians. And there is always teaching to fall back on.
(點解唔見有呢D工種？)
As Professor Irit Rogoff, head of the department of visual cultures at Goldsmiths College, says: "Being an artist is more than just making art. The artist alone in their garret is a very dated notion."
(難道要晚晚出去蒲？)
Talent on its own is not enough if you hope to find work in the art world.
Gallery jobs are highly sought after, and you need to be able to communicate well. "You should be able to talk about your art in an accessible way to people who are not in the creative world. And you need an understanding of how the big institutions, the museums, galleries and funding agencies work," says Rogoff.
(Hey! 天才多數九唔搭八的..........點算啊？)
Tenacity heads the personal-skills list if you hope to spend most of your time in the studio. "You can't be easily disappointed and you should have an immense curiosity about everything around you; everything that happens in the world is really grist to your mill."
(唔好扮頹? 但係唔頹就唔係藝術家啦 !)
That tenacity is something displayed by Jenny Saville. "I just love to paint," she has said. "I can't not paint. You have to stay nimble, agile. When you stop making marks on canvas you go stiff."
(難道Jenny Saville 不愛shopping 嗎???)
Rogoff, meanwhile, says that art graduates often have a realistic understanding of the commercial art world, but don't always know how to find a place in it.
"They think if you have a degree, you will get a job. (哈哈，好寸啊。)In fact, it's a question of taking the initiative.
We encourage people to work in groups outside course work, curate exhibitions, write things, produce projects. We want them to stretch themselves - and not have a narrow definition of what a job in the art world is. By initiating new projects, rather than just trying to plug into existing institutions, you open up possibilities. Think of yourself as a start-up company and generate something new that will make your name."
（做藝術家等如開公司？是否要讀EMBA ?）
The art world itself has changed in the past decade. As well as more young artists organising their own shows and venues, there are now around 200 London-based agents representing all types of artists who are constantly searching for fresh talent.
"In a way, it's become easier for the artist because the art environment is more professional," says one established agent who agrees that despite the professionalism it is still a tough, tight world to break into. "It's just a bigger closed shop."
（做藝術是最難入行？ 好慘啊！）
But what of the underlying pressures affecting the artist? At the bottom end of the scale there are the inescapable financial considerations.
（小弟最怕就係窮! 唔好搞啦。)
"You need time and space to create work, and money for materials - and in a city like London that makes it incredibly expensive," says Andrea Tarsia, head of exhibitions at the Whitechapel Gallery. "Striking the balance between earning money and finding the time and space to produce your work poses problems."
（雖云興趣不可以當飯食, 但有了飯食就會忘記做藝術的。）
At the top of the market, the big names can command large sums for their work - but not quite as much as many imagine: galleries or agents take their share, usually 30 per cent or more out of the figure alongside the red dot.
（畫廊是吸血鬼！擺街邊賣啦。）
Gary Waterston, of the Gagosian Gallery in the West End, which represents artists such as Saville, Georg Baselitz, Michael Craig-Martin, Julian Schnabel and sculptor Franz West, says that the huge figures quoted for an artist's work don't always tell the full story. "You have to remember that the big sums you read about don't necessarily go to the artist because the works are being sold among collectors and not from the artist's studio.
（收藏家以低價買入, 高價賣出, 投機倒把的勾當 !)
"The ones who really make it are those who ignore the outside world and keep fighting, living off their friends, taking the bar job at night, but remaining convinced that they have something to say in their work and that they have the talent to make it materialise. They struggle. But they tend to be the ones that get there."
（做藝術家會自閉的！）
（移民英國搵工目錄：）
How to carve out a career in the art world :
CURATOR
Curating, or putting together exhibitions of works of art, is a highly competive field.
Salary: [pounds sterling]15,000-[pounds sterling]40,000.
Qualifications: A postgraduate diploma in curating, for example the Royal College of Art's curating contemporary art course. This is a fulltime, two-year MA covering all aspects of the field. Students put together their own shows at the college in their final year.
You need: Bachelor of arts degree or relevant curating experience.
Contact: Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, SW7 2EU www.rca.ac.uk.
ART CONSERVATOR
Conserving or repairing damaged works of art is highly specialised work.
Salary: [pounds sterling]15,000-[pounds sterling]30,000.
Qualifications: An MA or postgraduate diploma in conservation of art. The Courtauld Institute's threeyear MA in conservation of wall paintings and three-year postgraduate diploma in easel paintings are of equal significance.
You need: a science plus an arts or humanities background.
Contact: Courtauld Institute of Art, (part of London University), Somerset House, London, WC2R 9RN, www.courtauld.ac.uk.
ART HANDLER/TECHNICIAN
Art technicians and handlers are responsible for installing works of art and moving, wrapping and shipping works overseas. This is highly technical work and many handlers are also artists - the hours are often compatible with working in the studio.
Salary: [pounds sterling]12,000-[pounds sterling]25,000.
Qualification: An honours degree in fine art plus relevant experience in art handling.
COMMERCIAL GALLERIES
Jobs are highly sought after - graduates looking for internships (unpaid gallery work experience for a three- or six-month period) should contact commercial galleries direct.
Salary: A fulltime assistant would start on [pounds sterling]8,000. An administrative role in a small gallery pays up to [pounds sterling]15,000.
USEFUL CONTACTS
www.nationalgallery.org.uk,
www.goldsmiths.ac.uk,
www.whitechapel.org,
www.gagosian.com,
www.aah.org.uk (Association of Art Historians),
www.therp.co.uk (Royal Society of Portrait Painters),
www.nsead.org (information on teaching).
COPYRIGHT 2003 Solo Syndication Limited
This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
如閣下真的有耐性閱讀至此, 你已經是不折不扣的藝術家了。是我說的。如何? ¶ 4:54 PM 1 Comments
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Ah Wing 星期六藝術之旅
當在過去了的周末中﹐與在Menfond工作的朋友吃完了個 "DeliFrance" lunch, 吹夠水之後帶他們到永豐街的一間畫廊促銷完我的毛毛老虎。之後無功而回地再折返到art centre的「包記」畫廊﹐看過了藝術治療的一個作品展覽﹐繼而與上兩界的RMIT師姐相遇互道近況後﹐ 在十樓的WhiteTube 看著一個同學仔與他的Fans 討論陶瓷心得討個不亦樂乎。
無聊過後與另一個同學仔決定死去「合和」聽別些同學的presentation﹐途中在Art Centre 的大門外的空地看到一個名為「神秘貓先生」的老外正在畫著他的大貓 graffiti 。駐足了一會﹐然後真的坐在「合和」的班房中聽著澳洲佬群的comments。無心準備明天我的present之餘.﹐回家途中還買了霍元甲vcd留待明天煲﹐最後對著那個病態「電車男」按熄了電視...........
不其然想到我們這些藝術學生畢業後會做著什麼樣的事情。我這天的腦袋經歷了變化﹖
¶ 1:15 PM 1 Comments
當在過去了的周末中﹐與在Menfond工作的朋友吃完了個 "DeliFrance" lunch, 吹夠水之後帶他們到永豐街的一間畫廊促銷完我的毛毛老虎。之後無功而回地再折返到art centre的「包記」畫廊﹐看過了藝術治療的一個作品展覽﹐繼而與上兩界的RMIT師姐相遇互道近況後﹐ 在十樓的WhiteTube 看著一個同學仔與他的Fans 討論陶瓷心得討個不亦樂乎。
無聊過後與另一個同學仔決定死去「合和」聽別些同學的presentation﹐途中在Art Centre 的大門外的空地看到一個名為「神秘貓先生」的老外正在畫著他的大貓 graffiti 。駐足了一會﹐然後真的坐在「合和」的班房中聽著澳洲佬群的comments。無心準備明天我的present之餘.﹐回家途中還買了霍元甲vcd留待明天煲﹐最後對著那個病態「電車男」按熄了電視...........
不其然想到我們這些藝術學生畢業後會做著什麼樣的事情。我這天的腦袋經歷了變化﹖
¶ 1:15 PM 1 Comments
