Today I went to the blog of Michael Shapcott, a painter whose work interests me like. I thought I'd like to do a blog post specifically about his work, but what I saw on the blog inspired me to alter the topic slightly. Atop his blog is a post about the formation of the PRISMA artist collective. I looked through the list of 25 and saw some names I was happy to recognize, and others I'm sure I'll be happy to learn about. The work above is a taste of what can be found on their newly launched blog, which can be found here.
It seems obvious to me, as it clearly does to many others, that collaboration is becoming and will continue to be an integral part of art and design in the future. To give an easy example, Dress Me was started as a collaborative effort between Mariel and me. To push that example a bit further, there is no way that we could put the magazine together without all of the help of our contributing editors. Collaboration allows us to do things that never would have been possible on our own. While there may be a certain pride that comes from working "alone", one really must consider what exactly that means. Nobody creates in a bubble, we are formed in part by the environments that surround us, it is inescapable. With this in mind, why not simply admit all of our work fits within the larger context of the worlds that we are a part of and attempt to engage them directly during the process, so as to create a finished piece with a better understanding of its surroundings? In addition, I feel that a collaborative work allows a creative to truly find what is important in what they specifically bring to their work as it requires a direct conversation that does not happen on the same level when work is completed before it is shown to others.
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