FOR THE LOLZ

theres a really cool quote, i dont know who said it, but it goes "art is whatever it is that makes you feel less alone", which i find very moving. another quote i would like to mention is from a poem titled "solitude", by ella wheeler wilcox that says "laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone." when combined, these quotes perfectly encompass everything i try to do artistically. i like to laugh, and i like to make others laugh. im no comedian (though im cynical like one, comedians are miserable people), but i do try to inject a certain wit in my art. i usually dont mind if a painting comes off as uneducated, as long as ive connected with someone, or at least got my joke across. ill probably never do any art about politics or religion, or like, feelings. im not sure how this is viewed in the professional art world, ill dont think ill ever be taken seriously as a painter. but thats fine i suppose, ill just keep doing it, FOR THE LOLZ.

im a graphic design major, my canvas is usually a computer screen. i explore bold lines and bright colors, though i dabble in other mediums, i generally stick to software and painting. in painting, theres no edit/cut/copy/paste, and on a computer, you cant put your hands in paint and feel the texture of a canvas. i need to work on marrying the mediums.

i was recently asked if i was an artist, and for the sake of brevity, i said yes. i used to answer no, im not an artist, i just make things. its a loaded question with a loaded answer, the label 'artist' implied i was good at something, which im certainly not. but im beginning to think an artist is just someone who thinks differently, and then chooses to act or express, and if thats the case, then there are many people who could be artists, but just havent met themselves yet. as silly as my subjects are, im still passionate about them, and ill keep painting as long as inspiration keeps happening. heres some jokes:

how many artists does it take to change a light bulb?
ten. one to change it, and nine to reassure him about how good it looks.

how many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
two. one to hold the giraffe and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.

vincent van gough walks into a bar, and the bartender asks him if hed like a drink.
"no thanks," says vincent, "i've got one 'ere."

get it? ear? here? haaa