The Creative Diarist

Most people think that art is something premeditated and that artists spend months planning their projects. While a certain amount of structure is required for art, it is still an expressive form of output and most of it is purely inspiration. Here in the city of fashion and romance, standing out as an artist is something similar to being an actor in Hollywood. It’s so passé that sometimes people would squint in disbelief.

Jeanette Sendler – Tree Skins

While art requires some form of structure to keep things rolling and on track, the simplest moments in our daily lives can be the centrepiece of an entire collection. This is why the modern age has spawned new types of artists and a whole new genre of self expression. Photography was given an upgrade with mobile phones and it has also helped painters recapture moments that are canvass worthy. While it has spawned countless posers and wannabee artists, it only goes to show that self expression has become a very important and significant factor of any young person’s life. There’s something simplistic and pure about art that it captures the interest of people worldwide. Similarly, poker has captivated French players and artists as a perfect way to delve into the minds of other people in the interest of exploring their craft. Capturing how the mind works and expressing it in any form of art is a relatively new concept. Whether you’re playing live in a casino or on gaming sites like partypoker, understanding how people think gives us a bird’s eye view or a window to a man’s soul. Though originally made to advertised cigars, the Dogs Playing Poker painting by C.M. Coolidge has become iconic both in poker and in art advertising. This painting is a perfect representation of anthropomorphization not only because it depicts dogs playing a human game but that the art of deception for any other purpose apart from self preservation is exclusively a human trait. While others consider poker as their playground for good material, others draw inspiration from social media and networking sites. To be able to see pictures of exotic people and places is a fairly new luxury brought to us by modernization. While most artists still believe that making the journey to pristine locations like the French Riviera is part of the art process or suffering for your craft, a practical approach to things gives you more time to spend on your work and less time on your feet.

Each piece of art tells a story and regardless of how it may seem odd or visually unappealing for some, a piece of memory, a feeling or a spark of something beautiful will always come across to even the most critical of people. Thankfully, here in the most romantic place in the world, inspiration is never in short supply.