Fluid Art is a blog about creating on the go. I am a designer and illustrator located in the greater Boston area, Massachusetts. My goal is to create art anywhere, at anytime in order to inspire others to do the same. I believe that we are all capable of creating beautiful works of art and this blog will serve as a reminder that art doesn’t have to be something that you only do on the weekend or when you have the time.
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My name is Daniel. I graduated from Mississippi State University in 2008 with a BS in Graphic Design and moved right here to Boston, MA where I currently work as a freelance designer and illustrator for companies such as Apple, Inc., Reebok, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.
I love what I do. I am fascinated with design and making things come alive through art. A lot of other people seem to like what I do too. And for that reason it is important for me to continue to create work that will hopefully inspire others to get out there and make whatever their heart desires come alive!
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“It’s all about the art of creating on the go,” Lam said. “A lot of people like to journal or sketch on their phone but they don’t always have time or a space to do it.”
The appeal of the term “fluid art” is that it communicates both the idea of fluidity and the idea of art. The visual arts are by their nature fluid. But there is an element of flowing that the visual arts can’t capture, an element of motion that goes past your senses, into your mental state. That’s what I want to get at with “fluid art.”
The ideas in this blog can be applied to many areas, not just art and photography. I will try my best to keep things as broad and accessible as possible, but some topics may be specific to the world of digital photography. As a photographer who loves using technology and who also loves creating art, I want to share what I have found about how technology can enhance creativity. Photography is not just about capturing a moment; it’s about creating a scene within an image or series of images that conveys some kind of feeling or thought.
With the right technology, we can do amazing things. But the right technology is a lot harder to come by than we tend to realize. We have a tendency to be seduced by the idea that all you need to do great work is an expensive computer and a connection to the Internet. And while it’s certainly possible to do amazing things with those tools, they’re not enough harder than a pencil and paper.
We have plenty of examples of projects that were done entirely on cheap computers, with no connection to any other machines. Anyone can go out and start using those tools immediately, if they want to. But how many people are doing it?
And when people say something like “I could never produce anything worthwhile without my [insert device name here],” what are they really saying? Perhaps what they’re really saying is that without some magic technology, there’s no way for them to help others see the world as they see it. Now I’m not opposed to collaboration and sharing — in fact I encourage it — but if we’re honest with ourselves, if something’s too hard for us, that probably just means we haven’t bothered trying yet.
You don’t need a computer or Internet access or even electricity to create art. Fluid art isn’t about hardware
I have been a painter for over twenty years. Over the years I have grown to love painting more and more, but I have also come across many challenges. When I first started, the main challenge was the time it would take me to finish a piece of work. As a young artist, I couldn’t justify spending so long on just one piece, when most of my friends were creating works in mere days. As time went on, however, I began to realize that there are some things that are worth spending extra time on. Not every work needs to be completed in just one session (even though that is possible), but instead maybe focus on a part of the painting and do it really well before moving on to the next thing. Some artists may choose to avoid this approach thinking that it will take too long and therefore cost them money and opportunities. However, this attitude could not be further from the truth!
For me, spending extra time on a painting has had many positive results: 1) It forces you to slow down and think about what it is you want to paint or convey; 2) You can get much better at your craft by taking your time with it; 3) What once would seem an impossible idea or task becomes very possible if you stop rushing through
There is a conflict between the artistic process of creation and the technological process. The technological process requires us to be craftsmen and women, laboring with our hands and minds to create something that is not yet created. The artistic process, on the other hand, requires us to be seers, divining something that is already there but exists in some form we cannot yet perceive.
Trying to reconcile art and technology means believing that these processes are not at odds with each other. It means believing that we can be both seers and craftsmen, devoting ourselves to both the mystical and practical sides of creativity.
