That is why the academic art community has become so influential and the guild system has never developed in this country. I think that this is the root of some ethical problems, since the concept of plagiarism does not seem to have been incorporated into studio art education. Nourish your spirit and guard well your soul. There are huge advantages to certain academic pedigrees in every field, even ceramics. My dad did tell me that, but I did not believe him.
Ambition can be dangerous.
A fine artist, teacher and human being named Marvin Klaven told me that. I did not believe him either. So, I wish someone had told me that I had better pay attention when my dad or Marvin Klaven tried to give me advice. A photographer, expecially if the artist is not involved in the process, can only provide a two-dimensional image from one point of view in a particular light. Beyond the simple answer that my work has three dimensions and physical texture, the making of this work involves layers of surface being fired one onto another.