tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post115500311578198825..comments2023-10-17T08:01:00.374-05:00Comments on KJ - One Hundred Objects: TitlesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155313063446611732006-08-11T11:17:00.000-05:002006-08-11T11:17:00.000-05:00i used to get my writer friends to name them for m...i used to get my writer friends to name them for me. one finally got fed up and suggested i title them by the date followed by the number for that date. so i do that now with everything, even the most worthless of sketches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155157833708270362006-08-09T16:10:00.000-05:002006-08-09T16:10:00.000-05:00great photo of Libi -- that inspired an "awwwww" f...great photo of Libi -- that inspired an "awwwww" from me!<BR/><BR/>I can't title paintings either, so usually I don't -- but I have that luxury. Most times I just refer to them as the "series in the _____ hotel in _____" Works for me!Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388484845626485004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155136108091256402006-08-09T10:08:00.000-05:002006-08-09T10:08:00.000-05:00Geez, coming up with titles is the worst! And you ...Geez, coming up with titles is the worst! And you have put way more into the effort than I ever plan to! I tried numbers for awhile, but several of my galleries said it's easier for viewers to connect with a word title. Argghhh! So I stick with descriptive titles, sometimes I use a musical reference, like The Big Pink, if it's appropriate. <BR/><BR/>And I am guilty of naming a piece "Reflections". A water piece, too, what can I say, I was desperate!Tracy Helgesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155121421184725092006-08-09T06:03:00.000-05:002006-08-09T06:03:00.000-05:00Interesting comments... and appreciated. And than...Interesting comments... and appreciated. And thanks, Steven, for wanting to see more of my current work. So would I. That might require that current work was actually being completed and photographed. The fact that titles are on my mind indicates that I might be getting close, but hey! Maybe I'll address this in my next entry.Karen Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316270072956883280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155102128636373342006-08-09T00:42:00.000-05:002006-08-09T00:42:00.000-05:00I'm from the "working title" camp. There is no re...I'm from the "working title" camp. There is no reason to "come up" with something. Don't try to be someone you aren't. . . people will figure out who you are in the long run anyway. I love titles like "Bokusho - zigzag" You have your over-arching idea (macro) with the mundane craft (micro). <BR/><BR/>As an aside, although I enjoy seeing your paintings from 13 years ago, I am itchin' to see what you are doing now. (There is some hypocrisy here because I often show my old work in an attempt to build context too).Steven LaRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932068647330025855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155080201554011952006-08-08T18:36:00.000-05:002006-08-08T18:36:00.000-05:00Just make up some words for your titles -- use any...Just make up some words for your titles -- use any consonant, followed by any vowel, and keep going until the painting has a name: such as "naroke" or "remyto." Probably just as meaningful as some other foreign words no one knows. Of course, you could end up with a swear word in some other language, I guess. Oh, well, numbers are always good, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155050193792558812006-08-08T10:16:00.000-05:002006-08-08T10:16:00.000-05:00I got a big smile out of the "Reflections" comment...I got a big smile out of the "Reflections" comment. I was at a gallery at the Seattle Center a few days ago and i think there were two series there with "reflections" in the title.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine having to come up with pithy, meaningful names for art without being trite. Numbers work.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-1155037982050578302006-08-08T06:53:00.000-05:002006-08-08T06:53:00.000-05:00I used to try to think of names for my work but in...I used to try to think of names for my work but in the end I go with the numbering system. All the names I could come up with seemed so contrived that I felt numbers worked better. I have "working titles" in my head for much of my work (so I can remember which is which) but they certainly aren't names that would be appropriate for artwork.Lisa Callhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757517309377110626noreply@blogger.com