One of my former accounting bosses told me that accounting is beautiful and magnificent because, in the end, everything (especially the balance sheet) must equal to zero.
Was she right? Yes, of course. Nevertheless, for me, broadly understood art is an even more fascinating field because here, nothing has to go to zero. In art, in contrast to the financial statement, one can leave many understatements, puzzles for recipients, unexplained theories, and guesses. Art is an area open to almost all minds wishing to comprehend it. Every artistic path you follow can lead you to different worlds. In these realms, not everything will be as unambiguous and precise as that the balance must be equal to zero.
Moreover, one of the most crucial parts of accountancy (and broadly defined finance terms) is the fact that a lot of things must be prepared, submitted, paid on time.
If one cannot meet the deadlines, a lot of bad things can happen, with the possibility of paying penalty interest. In art, of course, there can be some deadlines (for example, if you sell your artwork via Artfinder, you have limited time to send the work of art, to the client). Nevertheless, during process creation, most artists do not have deadlines.
I cannot imagine that someone wants me to create something (e.g., my artworks like “Birds,” “Ostensible abstraction,” or “Trees”) within a limited period.
What is more, I cannot think that I should explain all the issues connected with a specific work of art. I fully understand that I have to prepare answers to all questions regarding the financial statement. Nevertheless, in art, there can remain inquiries without answers. In art, it is all about feelings that art can evoke in humans. Not everything has to be answerable. There can remain many understatements, doubts, or interpretations.
