Your Niche or Style?
EmptyEasel published a very interesting article today about discovering your artistic niche and style. Emily referenced it in one of our forum discussions. I found it particularly insightful for all artists to consider.
It got me thinking, do most artists even consider having a particular niche or style? How do these two ideas correlate with an artistic brand?
The author, Aggie Villanueva, defines them in a very concise way. She mentions how finding her niche was relatively easy but that finding her style was a bit more challenging. However, as she contemplated her photos one day, a moment of inspiration struck her and she was able to discover her own particular style as well. With that she concludes:
Your niche is what you know
but…
Your style is what you love
With your artwork, what’s been easier for you to discover, your niche or your style?
Thankx for your kind comments on my article. I wouldn’t have know if I hadn’t received some subscriptions to my newletter because they read this post. Thankx again. And may all your art be you.
That’s an interesting way to look at it. After reading this article and thinking about some of the pieces I have created, I see a great deal of truth to this.
My background (in this case…my style) is illustration and graffiti, but my formal training is graphic design(my know). I find it humorous that both crowds are never satisfied.