Throw Them Away - Shifting Carrier ① [Yuko Rabbit Newsletter - Issue #2]

If you know me since ages, you noticed that I didn’t put most of my past works on it - even some unused works are better than the other works on the document.

The reason is simple. Most of my past work didn’t fit the box of fine art.

In the illustration industry, skill matters. So you have to show that you can make stuff in different styles and work on various themes. But when it comes to fine art, the minimum requirement is to keep your collection of work consistent — and also to get your new works aligned to your past works philosophically.

As I said in the intro, you cannot bring everything you made in the past to your new carrier. So I had to pick up what fits into a new box. 

That’s my friend - he is an established fine artist and one of my precious advisors - told me.

Whether you make things for your philosophy or not; That’s one of a big differences between illustrator and fine artist.

I had a lot of conversation with myself, and I wrote an artist statement-ish thingy before I start working on my portfolio. The statement is about what my works about, why I make artworks, and what is art for me.

In the end, I found out that most of my past personal works were useless for my next carrier. That was a sour moment. I was about to lost my confidence by knowing that my creations were almost nothing. Oddly, however, after a few days, I feel very inspired. And I made a project proposal within a few days (you can see on the very last chapter of the document.)

So, what’s my takeaway after all? Throwing things away like Konmari can do some good for creativity, too😂

Wow, It’s already too much text for an email.

So, let’s bring it on to the next email. On the next issue, I’m going to speak about some other things I did to get the clarity to shift carrier.

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