Artistic Tendencies / 10.12.2011

I used to say by the time one sees an artist's work the creative process has long ended. What the viewer sees are the vestiges of that process—the skeletal remains. Yes, there is beauty, horror, and all sorts of emotions that can be reflected in the work. But the joy of creating or of telling a story has passed and the artist is on to his next idea. Yet, as I've gotten older I've realized that sometimes the story continues. And, if an artist is lucky years later he is reunited with the piece on a completely different level. The...