Artists at work: workspaces & processes

In response to the PowerPoint we looked at in class today (see again below) answer the following question:

How do artists develop spaces and methods for making their most authentic work as part of a daily artistic practice?

I think that each artist found a unique way to create his or her area.   Each one was unique and had interesting aspects that likely played a role in the creation of their work.  While some found it best to have organized spaces others put themselves in serious clutter.  I think that the more cluttered areas were a way for the artist to grab inspiration.   If you take Alexander Calder’s studio for example, he had a mass amount of “things” in his studio.  It is likely that working in all the clutter caused him too see things that he wasn’t expecting and use it as inspiration.  However the clutter did not seem to transfer to his work.  His pieces seem to be clean and organized.  That being said I think it is safe to day that artist do whatever is necessary to make the space handy.  Handy for inspiration through having lots of things to look at like Alexander Calder and Hamlet Dobbins, handy with machines to help them when injured as Frida Kahlo did, handy with open floor space so Jackson Pollock could work on the ground, which he must have found best for himself.  Artists like Carrie Pollack do not need lost of thing in their studios bc what they find handy doesn’t fit in a studio, because its out in the world, therefore these artists are able to have just the minimal things in their studio, yet still create just as wonderful art.