I have found that the reality of being an emerging artist differs somewhat from the intense cosmology that is often fed to and proliferated by students. While everyone knows someone-who-knows-someone who's had that "big break" right out of school, the likelihood is that you will have to do some work to get where you are going. If you have found this article, you most likely already know this.
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I came to art somewhat late. As a third year college student, I visited Isamu Noguchi's Garden Museum in NYC and was deeply moved by the work in ways that were impossible to ignore. I had been brought up with the notion that making art or being an artist was not a viable way of life in today's America. more...

It has been very important for me to update my skills on an ongoing basis for a number of different reasons. I have had to seek out new skills to be able to produce just about everything I ever have ever made. The idea I have for a piece drives the materials, processes and techniques I use. Often the work, although conceptually similar with other work I’ve made, will bear little physical resemblance. The process of gaining the knowledge and skills to make the piece becomes part of the work itself. more...

An interview with Britton Bertran, CAR Artist Story Editor
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