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Minimalism in Artist's Life
Minimalism is a movement in art…
But recently it is became a movement
in our lives.
The movement that will help us to find freedom.
Minimalism
is very popular wave right now. People finally started to understand the value
of things around and within them. The authors started to write books with guidelines
for perfect minimalistic lifestyle. Video bloggers started show their
minimalistic apartments and process of getting rid of everything what was so
dear just some time ago. I might say that first time when I heard about it I
said to me “These people don’t know what means to live being poor. How come
they throw so many good things?” But later when I started to learn about
minimalism deeper I got it. It is not about throwing thing – rather of giving
away to someone who will appreciate. It’s not about having a little, but rather
to give value to what you have. And of course to stop “feeding” mass markets
and consuming stuff you don’t need. And Of course I loved the idea.
Actually I
started to declutter my house and my husband smiled and said “Again saw
something on YouTube?”
Well, he liked the idea when I explained the
minimalism concept.
But here
comes another difficulty. I am an artist. And how possibly minimalism and art
can combine? Our home is like an artwork. Full of colors, art works on the
walls, flowers, bright colors and photographs (we even have a chair in shoe
shape).
I personally don’t like totally minimalistic
spaces; spaces without heart and soul. Minimalistic apartments give me feeling
of cold and office like area. I have some friends when I visited them, I did
not see a single photo frame and nothing what will tell me story of owners of
this place. I felt like it was not family home, but a hotel.
I love
places filled with memories, warm colors and bright patterns. People who
visiting our home say only one word when come in “Wow”. They like brightness
and that they see spirit in it, everyone whant to start painting after visiting
our home. And even a little bit effect
of “loud” home is not something too much, but rather inspirational.
Even though
I accepted challenge of minimalism in my life, but in my own way. I am keep
decluttering house and trying not to buy anything we will not need. In the end
the only things artist need is inspiration…and good music, brushes and canvas
and strong tea.
I believe
that minimalistic wave is very positive flow. People understand that to live
full and rich life you don’t need materialistic things. You don’t need expensive
outfits and branded bags to impress people around. Because what kind of person
you are if the only way you can impress someone is by the dress you are wearing
or fake make up? Are you Kardashian? By the way Kardashians are one of the most
people who are guilty of consumerism in our generation and emptiness in the
mind of young people. Because people look at them and saying “We want to be
like them. We want to live like them.” No one look at really talented people
and say same things. Why? Because you need to dig deeper into culture and
think, analyze and evaluate significance of someone’s works and art works.
Easier to
open eyes on weird show and close your mind. To truly open your mind and change
vision you must shut your eyes and go out of the box and start searching for
the new way of life.
This is
exactly what minimalism doing: helping to bring true value into our lives. We
will finally appreciate things we have, and we will not need shopping as we
need it before anymore. Before during
shopping: I want it, but I can’t have it! But right now: I can have it, but I don’t want it. And this
is what our vision must be.
In the end
I must say that for artistic person as myself is very difficult to live in
minimalistic space and have small amount of outfits (because I have art events
to visit). But to consume less, to appreciate everything I have and taking care
of things I have already – this is something even artists can do.
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2 comments
I would love to me more minimalistic, but I just keep on gathering things!
ReplyDeleteI don't really get the minimalist thing. I can understand not living in excess. I know what it is to be poor and go without so I couldn't imagine doing it voluntarily.
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