Mau Heijmans' (or any other artist's) feelings

[Daniel van Eijmeren]

KAI SAATRO to SIMO MAILINEN, 27-01-2003

>> http://www.geocities.com/gearlost/heymans.html

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> I must agree with you, Simo. Latest Mau Heyman should have never seen 
> print in my humble opinion (the story in right). You can see there is 
> no love involved in his work. Even if the script is good, this kind of 
> artwork makes it look bad.

You only see art that you dislike.
By just looking at the art, you cannot know what the artist's feelings 
were when drawing it.

Anyway, I think that in general, all artists tend to make more 
routine-looking work after some time. A reason could be that the work
*has* become more of a routine. They may not need to sketch and 
experimate as much as in the beginning of their career.

Or maybe artists consciously/unconsciously stick to a certain style 
after a period with lots of style-practicing.
A result may be a less exciting, more mature-looking style.
(Maybe one might say that the wild/unsteady apprentice has grown 
and become a skilled master himself?)

These reasons have nothing to do with love, or lack of it.
Again, I think it's wrong to fill in such feelings so easily.

Wrongly being accused for having no love for your own work, is very 
painful. (Even if the work would indeed be bad.)


Best wishes,

--- Daniël