Interview with:C.E. Moore Art [cemooreart]
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 | What do you do? How do you define yourself as an artist? Carolyn E. Moore: I am an artist that can make anything. I work in every media and love exploring new methods or techniques. I have been drawing all of my life. My first exposure to professional art was being a performance artist when I was sixteen. I have a Bachelor's degree in Sculpture and a Master's degree in Transformative Arts. I have been very fortunate to have worked as an educator doing special projects with classrooms typically as a visiting artist. Art is: the air I breathe, and every step I take. |
| What is your message? My message is that the truth will set us free. Everyone is hurting and integrity is what is missing. My mission as an artist is to rectify the lies we tell ourselves. |
| Your biography in four lines. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. I attended the University of Colorado at Boulder obtaining my undergraduate degree. My graduate degree is from the Holistic Studies Arts and Consciousness Program at John F. Kennedy University. Currently, I am located in California's San Francisco, Bay Area. |
| Do you upload your work to the web? If so, where could we see it? |
| How is an idea born? For you, what is inspiration? An idea is born like microscopic particles that float using the air. If I am listening I can plug into the silent wisdom that is there. It never is instantaneous and I am always practicing. The biggest thing is never being afraid to mess up or fail! |
| What role does technology play in your creative process? Technology is an interesting farce. I use it all the time. Nonetheless, I could still make fantastic things without it. |
| What is art? Art is everything and everyone. Art is all. |
| When do you get your best ideas? Synchronicity is how my work operates: most ideas are presented to me like gifts. Majority of the time, I feel like a tracker looking and following the signs. |
| How do you evaluate whether an idea is good or not? I use my senses. If I feel like I accomplished the process successful I usually am happy and the work emits the same joy. |
| Three creative ideas that you would have liked to have created? The Wheel
The Menstrual Cup (ladies look this up if you don't know)
The Solar Car |
| When and how did you begin to see yourself as an artist? I have always know and always pursued the title. |
| Why do so many artists and creators have such volatile personalities? Art is the most difficult career field because being an artist is more than a career or a choice. Personally, it is my lifestyle. Art is more difficult than prostitution. If I were to sell my body I would not be attached, however when I sell my work that person carries away part of my soul. |
| Do you consider yourself postmodern? My work is described as Street-Wise Esotericism. |
| How should a work of art be evaluated? Different strokes for different folks, right? I love Art that pushes function and makes the viewer think. |
| Must an artist reinvent him/herself everyday? Everyday, we reinvent excuses performing the same tasks. As an artist one must break the barriers of what should be happening, all the time. This is where having a vision comes into PLAY. |
| Which artists do you admire and how do they influence your work? Anonymous Graffiti Artists. My work is heavily influenced because I watch the mundane and ordinary. Thus, the parallel is the trash i.e., what people wish to casually disregard, forget or ignore. |
| What do you think about public funding for the arts? There needs to be more funding directed to Public Arts Programs and accessiblity is a huge issue! |
| Is art necessary? Art is inevitable because art is everything. |
| Does it pain you to let go of a piece you have sold? No, a piece being sold establishes intent. |
| In art, there is no guide. How do you know what the next step is? One can never really see going into it; one can only be amused at analyzing how one got through and being super organized helps. |
| How do you feel about the fact that the pieces exhibited in contemporary art museums are often of artists already deceased? Art is a long process. To become a master does not just require a piece of paper it is dedication to one's self perception as a creator. Time matures the ability and usually after fifty, one has arrived at having real effortless skills. Personally, I just hit forty and am just now seeing the horizon. |
| What role have the figures of art dealer, gallery owners, representatives, and intermediaries in general played in your career? For over 20 years, I have exhibited. Currently, I tend to avoid the typical exhibition route, especially since internet usage has normal access. However, I never burn a bridge or say no when a doable opportunity arises. |
| What types of jobs do you usually do? I am an artist. I make the work to work that is my job. |
| Do you personally collect any items? I have a super small collection that has six pieces. Balancing time and money are huge; my collection is not about "fame." An artist can't expect to sell if that artist never buys. |
| Which websites do you frequently visit? |
| What advice would you give to those just beginning? What inspiring artist's should know is always in the back of my mind because there are several myths. Diligence and perseverance are two major elements that solidify following one's heart. Practice does make illusions perfect. |
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