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Borrachas and the Practice of the Daily Post

I have been following the work of Borrachas for a couple of years.  I posted his work when I was curating at Cross Connect.  He is very disciplined.  He says he will post every day and he does.

I am fascinated by the practice some artists follow of posting every day.  I understand that it forces you to keep working, but it also means that you are inevitably going to post things are not that great.  Artists like Borrachas do not care.  For them it is far more important to make and post things.

As a viewer then, how do we judge them as an artist?  By the weakest pieces or the strongest? Or do we balance between the two? 

Maybe it doesn’t matter and is just a feature of the digital age.  After all painters like Cezanne, Matisse , Bacon and others routinely destroyed work they did not feel was up to their standards.  If they had saved it and it was indeed not as good as their best work would it diminish their overall stature?

I think not.  Artists will be judged by their best work.  And it is a feature of today’s world where some artists can and do post almost every single thing they do and we can see it easily.  As viewers we can look with an open mind and if it happens to be beautiful enjoy it, and then show appreciation.

The Gif Dedication of Borrachas

Boarrachas, a young motion designer from Portugal, one day decided to make and publish a gif every day for a year.  He knew that challenging himself that way would help him grow as an artist.  As he told me ‘”I wasn't going to "feel it" every day... no one does....so I ended up creating an environment where I could practice for those days when inspiration doesn't really strike you and learning how to get over them.”  He has a lot of wisdom for a young artist.  That daily practice has led to his developing an impressive body of geometric gif work that is inventive and at times  sensual; of late, all in his trademark pale pink. 

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Bajo la estridente música ―de quien sabrá de dónde provenía―, dos chica de baja estatura se encontraba en la sala de una de la casa de los amigos de Alizee, todo para evitar que ellas murieran por las estupideces hagan o digan por estar ebrias a más no poder.

Jack: —¿Con qué otro chico, dices? —dudó un poco antes de contestar para luego sonreír ampliamente—. ¡Subaru! Él es de los míos: ortivas 24/7. ¡Y es muy lindo, y más cuando juega con mi cabello! Me eeencanta. Ah, pero no le digas a Shin —agregó mientras acercaba su dedo índice a sus labios.

365 Gifs - Nuno Leal