The artistic process/ART101/The individual artist
View and read about some of the sketches for Picasso’s masterpiece Guernica (1937) to see how the process unfolds:
- Picasso’s artistic process, Treasures of the World, PBS.
Artists many times will make different versions of an artwork, each time giving it a slightly different look. Read and view how Claude Monet made more than one version of a painting of a stand of poplars on the river Epte:
- Monet, Claude: Poplars on the Epte, WebMuseum, Paris
Some artists don't actually make their own works. They hire people with specialized skills to do it for them under the artist’s direction. Fabricators and technicians are needed when a work of art’s size, weight, or other limitations make it impossible for the artist to create it alone. American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly employs many assistants to create and install his glass forms.
In your personal journal, answer the following questions:
- Comment on the possible source of an artist’s artistic skills.
- How do the roles of artists change with different cultural considerations?
- List some of the concerns various artists may have while creating art.
Support your answers with examples, and provide any links or images that help in your explanations. You may wish to use the Art Resources or your own links or resources to help you in your image search.