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| My "Style" |
I know where this question comes from. In my first year at Sheridan College, I got
really upset when my 2D Design teacher told me that my work was good but cliché. I became obsessed with finding a unique
style, only to realize years later that I had a “style” all along. In my painting class even though we were
given the exact same materials and the exact same model, not one of the paintings
produced by the entire class looked similar. Not one.
Therefore, I have concluded that each of us is born with a “style”,
or the unique way of looking at the world around us.
My advice to students is stop worrying about “style” and to work
on their skills. Picasso was obsessed
with developing a “style” and I feel that after he has reached a certain point his
work stopped growing as a result. On the
other hand, Monet painted. Looking at a lifetime
of Monet’s paintings you can see growth in his skills and changes in his “style”.
Give yourself a break and do what you love.
I promise you, you will find someone who will love your work…
even if others see it as “cliché”.
