Despite the common stereotype being an artist is not an easy job. Numerous creators find it hard to be noticed.
Art in itself is a beautiful concept, however, with so many artists out there it must be difficult to become a known figure in the art circles.
Every person has something unique to offer. There might be millions of paintings showing the same thing but in completely different ways.
Due to the rising numbers of artists and constantly changing trends, the struggle of being appreciated by the public is big.
In spite of plenty of competition out there, Teesside University student Elaine Jane White has succeeded as her art pieces were shown in Darlington Gallery during a recent Arts Festival.
The festival was very diverse and involved the art exhibition, live music performances, writing, painting, and filming workshops, activities for children, and many more.
Some of the activities such as live drums performance, Enpointe dance group performance was free, while participating in workshops was chargeable.
The Marquee market square was full of stalls where you could purchase some of the most stunning art pieces.
The festival met with a lot of success, lots of people attended the workshops and enjoyed meeting various artists.
Elaine could not think of a better occasion to show off her work. With so many people attending the event, it was a brilliant chance to get noticed and appreciated by a broad audience.
Elaine, a Fine Art bachelors student in her final year, took the opportunity to display her fascinating compositions.
Elaine said she was inspired by her project in the previous academic year.
she said: “Part of second year was about experimenting around with different mediums and material and, my explorations were with acrylic paint pouring.”
“These created spontaneous abstract piece of artwork, which in some cases created images within images which I thought was interesting.
“I was curious to see what other people could see within them.”
Darlington Arts Festival is a very inspiring place in itself as you get to meet other artists and see their work.
The young artist took this chance to observe different exhibitions and develop new ideas for her own art.
Elain said: “I took part in the Treasure trial to see what the other artists were involved had entered and produced.”
“It was also interesting to see what I could potentially do once I start to produce more artwork and for how I can be more involved within the art industry.
“Being able to have my artwork on display where the public can see my work makes me quite proud of myself as I’ve found it difficult to get my artwork seen by the public physically.
“I have social media accounts where people can see me digitally, however it is not the same as seeing the work face to face where the public and viewers can get a more of a feel from the piece of artwork.”
Teesside University encourages students to step out of their comfort zone to achieve their goals.
With the support of tutors and the services on-campus, students can develop their ideas and improve their talents.
Elaine said: “The University offers a range of opportunities to develop my art skills, through workshops, tutorials, group discussions to share ideas and suggestions to carry out within my artistic practice.
“I find the workshops are useful in terms of allowing students to explore more mediums.
“We have trips organised such as to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Every Monday, we have visiting artists they used to take place over at MIMA.”
If you want to see more of Elaine’s pieces visit her Facebook or Instagram page: Elaine’s Arts (Facebook), ejw.1999 (Instagram).
