Standards and Values are set by a host of players and factors. Critics. Historians. Academies. Investors. Patrons. Collectorrs. Fans.
Renown curator Dan Nadel on a visit to Prof. Onli's residency in 2020 at the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago.
( The above is a video link to ONLI STUDIOS & Prof. Onli's new project for the Northeastern Illinois University Business Innovation & Growth Center. )
In the visual arts it is almost impossible to make a legal career out of copying the visual art of another established visual artist. That is called forgery. Fake! or at best copying. But in the performing Arts, like Acting, Dance or Music, copying to great rigor is considered a measure of excellence and often rewarded with wealth and acclaim.
Drawn by Prof. Onli during an actual performance.
So how does one factor in being distinct in the Visual Arts to the monied or acclaimed success of the career potential or real practice of a Visual Artist? A nexus of vision, rigor, vigor, creativity, culture, content, technique and commerce. Plus, education and persistence definitely.
(Wow! This is a narrowing laser-like pressure. Especially when one can be distinct and highly skilled yet overlooked and minimized by the powerful yum-yuck of taste makers, trends and unspoken political agendas in the Visual Arts.)
Art enthusiasts experiencing Onli's Rhythmistic works
honored on the outer wall, mural-sized, at the MCA Chicago.
A long-time collector of Prof. Onli's Rhythmistic Fine Art appreciating his art-works
on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
Fortunately, Prof. Onli has Rhythmismed his way through these uncharted waters.
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