Accidental Art
What is made might be thought of as always considered and purposeful, when it is often full with happy accident.
Take a scene in a movie. The actor's face, their gesture, their very being brings a unique force that supplements the broader text. No matter what is written, what is said, how it is directed, shot, what sound and music is heard, what light falls, the actor's inherent nature is fundamental to the scene.
The same is true of art, music, dance, drama, and literature. The originator makes with innate, accidental qualities, and these feed into the culmination of their creative effort. Some creatives and artists revel in the accidental and make this the focus of their craft.
As I gaze at a painting I not only see the artist's choice of composition, colour, tone, and technique, I not only consider what the artist represents, abstracts, or expresses, I consider how the work came to be, through an individual, or a group. I consider who and how something was made, even when I have no idea, nor will ever know. When something resonates, I wish to find out more, and if I cannot, I imagine who may have been to make...
