Antonio's identity

Interviewed at 01zero-one Studio Tv Westminster Kingsway College,  Soho, London, Uk on 25/10/2011

Name: Antonio Pilade

Nationality: Italian

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: painter, media Artist

Current work:  part-time gallery assistant at Saatchi Gallery, Studying at Westminster University

Contact details: http://www.antoniopilade.it/

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path? 

The "Emerging artist" terminology was made by associations for research and development young artists in the world, which collect artist from 16 to 35 years old.
For example in Italy we've got "G.A.I" Giovani Artisti Italiani, founded in Turin, which has place in all the department of culture of the main cities, or "Arte Giovane" in Milan, both have been important for many young artist that today are on the main art circuit, and into the art market as well.
Who had benefit, is not just the artist but all the institution as foundation or museum that buy cheap young artworks today, that will change up his price over time.

Young Art is a philosophy of art market but not take part to the process of the artist, I mean, the artist will make art anyway, and still be artist who has something to tell.
As in the past will be in the future.

Antonio's works

Justina's identity

Interviewed in her room at Mill Hill area, London, Uk on 26/10/2011

Name: Justina Maluchnik

Nationality: Polish

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: graphic designer, photographer, video artist

Current work: waitress

Contact details: www.justynamaluchnik.blogspot.com  &  http://www.justynaandmike.blogspot.com/

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path? 

Well I think that we don’t decide when and if the market will pay attention to our work or for how long it will do.
So if You are an emerging artist, artist in a mid career or a regular artist with own style it really doesn’t matter in the art market. For example, some gallerists, curators, employers they might care about your back story or not. It means how far you have come in your career. On the other hand is all about meaning of your art, aesthetic, execution of the project etc.
So it means You can be noticed very quickly or not.
In my opinion the word ”emerging” seems to mean beginning, unknown..
Emerging artist is the person who is still in the process of finding one’s style.
I think that one definition doesn’t exist though. You might be emerging artists for ages or not. In my opinion this is a relative concept. For some people it might be a commercial term and for others a psychological fact. In my opinion everything depend on how your career goes on and how You call it.

Justina's works

Michal's Identity

Interviewed in his room at Mill Hill area, London, Uk on 26/10/2011

Name: Michal Bedkowski

Nationality: Polish

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: illustration, comics artist

Current work: pastry chef

Contact details:www.michalbedkowski.blogspot.com

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path? 

In my opinion the meaning of being an "emerging artist” is to be a person with artistic background, which is also looking for a way to break into art market.
In my personal opinion every single artist has to work everyday to get enough money from selling works to pay bills, like all people do. That could also mean, that she/he will be forced to leave her/his personal artistic ambitions and focus on creating art that might be interesting for those who will pay. And this of course means to interfere into artistic identity.
To create an art and to sell it are two different things – Each one have its own rules.
In both cases the term emerging is a commercial term and a psychological fact.

Michal's works

Jessica's identity

Interviewed in her storage studio at Islington area, London, Uk on 22/10/2011

Name: Jessica Suarez

Nationality: Chilean

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: visual artist/painter

Current work: freelance/translations and teaching art to children

Contact details: http://www.jessicasuarez.co.uk/

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path? 

"Emerging artist" means a lot to me, it means I'm being accepted as an artist as a first impression...it is a nice word "artist"...now, about "emerging" it couldn't be more assertive!...I'm making my way.
As a meaning to society I think it shows a lot about the actual society-young people in special, their point of view and role in the world-. It shows that in the actual society we live in, Art is primordial and everyone is trying to express themselves not only in visual arts but in music and literature etc...is like the 2000 society is led by creative minds...I just love the fact that the "emerging artists" are just literally everywhere, in every corner!.

I think that yes it is indeed a term that is intimately if not created exclusively to the Art market. Is like high street clothing versus designer clothes. They just need to classify the products and in the end for the Art market we all are potential products.
For me, is more profound...because in a naive way I try to understand the world in another way, a nicer way... For me is very graphic, the meaning brings up many images of things and people, in this case an image of myself trying to emerge from a thick mud...as you get older your head gets deeper in the mud...some people realize they can’t fight any longer...I am 26 years old and I am still trying to throw my arms away and try and hold on to something or someone to pull me out...sadly enough I know that there’s just a few that really make it to surviving and therefore becoming “someone” ...in the world of arts...I think that sometimes is not just the factor of being physically fit or able to hold your breath what makes you reach out the mud...sometimes is a haphazard thing, good luck, someone who pulled you out from the mud... there’s good artist everywhere...under the mud and over it.

For me the term "emerging" affects the artist in a "bitter-sweet" way... What I mean to say holds the very same idea that I explained before...It all depends in the way the artist sees it and what the artist want in a certain chapter of their professional lives.

For me the term "emerging" can affect an artist psychologically. To put an example, imagine there is an artist who is aged 27, has put on exhibitions on his own and sold some paintings, he is called "emerging artist" by the art big names because he or she is new to the official world of art...it could be a bit difficult to try and fit on descriptions or feel genuinely comfortable wearing this tag...but I understand with no doubt that this term is for the official art business so you live with it or you just forget about the "official" art world.

Jessica's works

Adam's identity

Interviewed in his room at Finsbury Park area,  London, Uk on 08/10/2011

Name: Adam D. Kahan

Nationality: English

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: media artist

Current work: n/a - Living off the welfare for the time being

Contact details: http://www.adkahan.com/Adam_D._Kahan.html

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path? 

An emerging artist would be a personal connotation to how I feel about it. To me that is all about confidence. I think that maybe completing an MA in an art subject is really good to get that confidence to show your work in an exhibition of standard level where it can lead you to other industry contacts and to understand more the city, where to get the material from and stuff like that.
On the other hand outside of the academic environment its hard to get new work featured in exhibitions unless you have and make contacts, thats why we need as much exposure as possible.
In my mind I identify an emerging artist as somebody in their early 20's and late 20's, recently graduated, with a couple of shows done, probably educated to a certain level, really poor person or not rich in any sort of way.
The term "emerging", in my opinion de-values the value of work sometimes as its not from a recognized artist. Although on the other hand it does make you perceive the artwork is fresh and possibly innovative.
In our contemporary art the artists can get lost in the whole emerging scene, due to many distracting factors such as money and social factors. And the 'scene' can be very clicky, with back slapping notorious in contemporary art. My advise is to do your own thin and stay true to your own work and what will be will be.
This term implies a psychological fact for sure, its a restrictive term, that maybe slows
someone like me from producing new work.

Adam's works

Alice's identity

Interviewed in her room at Elephant and Castle area, London, Uk on 19/10/2011

Name: Alice Macchi

Nationality: Italian

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: photographer

Current work: part-time at McDonald's

Contact details: http://alicecalcagno.wordpress.com/

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path? 

I think in order to understand the implications of talking about 'emerging artistis' one should first define what an artist is and only then could explain what it means to be 'emerging'. That of course would be incredibly lengthy and not the aim of this piece.
I have a feeling that too often the term 'emerging artist' in used in the art industry in connection with fame. In terms of personal growth, an 'artist' will be 'emerging' constantly, that is, will be always growing and evolving as an artist. There is not artist, in my opinion who is NOT emerging. In relation to the arts industry nonetheless 'emerging artist' seems to be used to indicate an artist who is increasingly gaining popularity or recognition. The term emerging artist therefore can be ambivalent although i think that in general usage it is mainly used a commercial construct.

Alice's works

Prachi's identity

Interviewed in the meeting room at The Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea, London, Uk on 20/10/2011

Name: Prachi J Gothi

Nationality: Indian

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: painter

Current work: part-time FOH at Saatchi Gallery

Contact details: http://prachigothi.wordpress.com/

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path? 

I believe there is an already existing realm, the formless, which transcends our sensory understanding of the material world. Hence, I attempt to map a different reality through my works by keeping the objects and forms ambiguous. I question whether logical thinking is affecting our ways of perceiving reality.
Although the word “emerging” has been misused and overused in many contexts, it does not bother me as it seems to portray a progressive quality. I believe what really matters is the works I show and the places I exhibit in.

Prachi's works

Dewi's identity

Interviewed in her room at Burnt Oak area, London, Uk on 21/10/2011

Name: Khairana Dewi

Nationality: Indonesian

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: scupltor

Current work: looking for a job

Contact details: http://www.khairanadewi.com/

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path?  

I think that emerging into the artistic realm means being prepared. Prepared to face the business orientated perspective of art, the skills to publicise your own identity/ work and being prepared to know your art. An emerging artist will have a turbulent relationship with the art market at the start, that is why the term 'emerging' exists in this context, it is the beginning of a career, it is the hard work before the accomplishment. It is before an artist is established.

When the word 'emerging' is placed in the context of art, it is almost compared to 'waves', trends and movements. It is an appealing word as it suggests growth and movement towards a larger scheme of things. There are commercial constructs in every field, but the art market has specific requirements in given times. The emergence of particular artists/work requires social and cultural relevance and in this modern fast paced society where the only thing constant is change, there are artists emerging from everywhere (internationally and locally).

Being in the state of unknowing, in the in between, the space between emerging and accomplished is often displayed in works of emerging artists. We can't help but place our identity in our work somehow. So our work in effect is constantly replenished through experience, and recycled through encouragement with the artistic identity we aim to develop. Being able to directly connect with our art work gives us the power to relate to audiences, our generation and our peers. This makes us relevant. Our psychological journeys through the in between make emerging artists a refreshing change and almost a clue to what could be in store in both the art market and the everyday.

Dewi's works

Matt's identity

INTERVIEWED IN THE MEETING ROOM AT THE SAATCHI GALLERY, CHELSEA, LONDON, UK ON 20/10/2011

Name: Matt Gee

Nationality: English

Current Location: London - UK

Artistic role: scupltor

Current work: gallery assistant at The Saatchi gallery/sales assistant

Contact details: http://www.matthew-gee.com/

What is the meaning of being an emerging artist, What implications the term “emerging” has and how can the art market influence the artist’s career and life path?  

Its definitely a slow and gradual process, and rarely would seem to be as a single break. It is also a fluctuating process i think, with peaks and troffs and so in that sense it can be like ice skating without ice skates rather than finding a logical way to emerge on to the art market. There are now art markets for so called emerging artists, but in the end it comes down to the individuals interpretation of when one has emerged.
Personally with the gallery I work in (The Saatchi Gallery) I find there is no direct correlation to the gallery in terms of the art making, more a sense of elitism.
First of all, I do not believe that finding your own identity within art can allow you to 'emerge'. As if you are an artist who has created something genius and original but reside in an underground bunker then you will not be visible and anything that emerges needs to be visible. So i think the process of emerging consists of skill and luck in the sense of sniffing out the right opportunities while making great art work. My main struggle is money, which then becomes time.
I think the word 'emerging' is a bit old, and it should be something like art-que? it seems like artists que until they reach a certain level of maturity in terms of age and actual experience before they are truly considered. So maybe the term is simply a way of defining a time period in an artists career.
For me it is psychological, i have even been in an exhibition titled the 'emergent art show'. The word has been used so many times that we start to believe it, and even after that we use it ourselves.
But of course in terms of the commercial side of things it is important for the dealers: If you had 2 grand to spend would you spend it on a painting by an emerging artist, of a superstar, famous artist? But whether this is 'fact' is all down to the individual, am i an art student, or an artist? etc etc. Because it is so subjective and down to the individual, like most art debates, it leaves us asking questions rather than coming up with resolutions.

Matt's works