'destroy everything you touch' - ladytron
i seem to have surrounded myself with uber-talented people: musicians, photographers, artists, academics, craftspeople....and i have to say that i am sometimes highly jealous of their skills/talents/devotion.
i am also, at the same time, supremely proud of them (you?) and if i am to be totally honest, i am chuffed to have cool friends (to my cool friends who are reading this, you are my friend because i like you, not just because you improve my cool ranking....honest!!)
anyway - before i dig a big hole for myself; lose all my cool friends and find myself alone, drunk & befriending random people on the street, let me write about what i originally intended...
my question is 'when doodles become art?'
in fact, can doodles ever even be considered art?
above are some of my more serious doodles...yeah, i believe doodles CAN be serious. ok, i am a freak, but for me i have 2 main types of doodle:
1. the listening doodle.
this is a random doodle that i do when i am on the phone, or in a meeting, or thinking about random stuff. usually, for me, it comes out as loads of stars & flowers.
2. the serious doodle.
i do this doodle when i am killing time, and i really focus on it. i usually do it when i am waiting for someone or something (eg students finishing a test). weird thing is that i've always done pretty much the same pattern. guess i started when i was around 10 or 11 & it hasn't changed much in all that time. i have all the bizarre little rules for myself - for example, the line can never cross itself. and it's become a kind of ritual doodle for me - but it always looks different, even though i have my rules...
so, yeah, above are some of my serious doodles....so, what do you think? and what do you think qualifies as art?
i am also, at the same time, supremely proud of them (you?) and if i am to be totally honest, i am chuffed to have cool friends (to my cool friends who are reading this, you are my friend because i like you, not just because you improve my cool ranking....honest!!)
anyway - before i dig a big hole for myself; lose all my cool friends and find myself alone, drunk & befriending random people on the street, let me write about what i originally intended...
my question is 'when doodles become art?'
in fact, can doodles ever even be considered art?
above are some of my more serious doodles...yeah, i believe doodles CAN be serious. ok, i am a freak, but for me i have 2 main types of doodle:
1. the listening doodle.
this is a random doodle that i do when i am on the phone, or in a meeting, or thinking about random stuff. usually, for me, it comes out as loads of stars & flowers.
2. the serious doodle.
i do this doodle when i am killing time, and i really focus on it. i usually do it when i am waiting for someone or something (eg students finishing a test). weird thing is that i've always done pretty much the same pattern. guess i started when i was around 10 or 11 & it hasn't changed much in all that time. i have all the bizarre little rules for myself - for example, the line can never cross itself. and it's become a kind of ritual doodle for me - but it always looks different, even though i have my rules...
so, yeah, above are some of my serious doodles....so, what do you think? and what do you think qualifies as art?
