Communication

As a species that is offered so many ways of communicating, I often wonder what is a good way for me to cut through the clutter and say what I have to say. This could be anything from everyday information to my artwork to cultivating new relationship to writing proposals and grants. Sometimes when I am so excited about a project or an idea, I can bombard those around me to the point of surrender. Some might listen, some might politely ignore me, and some may interchange dialogue. There are a few problems with this mode of information, sometimes I forget to listen to the other person and I probably come off as I don't really care for their opinion or ideas (this is almost never the case). I get going with my ideas and the excitement caries my to fast talking and quick reactions. I become selfish as I will hog a conversation to the point of boredom. To better understand communication I try and analyze what I say, how I say things, how I react to opinions, why I say things, and with whom I discuss different types of topics. Sometimes I can analyze all of that during a conversation and adjust it as I go a long and other times I will walk out the door and think real hard about how things went. Just like this post, I really have the ability to ramble about what ever and make it seem interesting to me. That is until I read it tomorrow and over analyze what it is I was trying to communicate.
What does any of this really have to do with art? Well art is communication and the better that I understand that, the better I can communicate through my art. I also approach art in a contemplative / meditative state that requires me to focus and un focus on my art and the topics or theme or theory I have set before myself.

I am currently pushing through many projects and one of the is a "I am for the art..." project where I use the basis from Swedish pop artist Claes Oldenburg to help me describe to myself what I feel art can be and is. Here is a link to his writings.