Brett Olson
@brettlsn
Brett Olson
THE ARTIST AND THE NEUROTIC
The relation between the artist and the neurotic, often considered mysterious, is entirely understandable from the viewpoint presented here. Both artist and neurotic speak and live from the subconscious and unconscious depths of their society. The artist does this posi-tively, communicating what he experiences to his
... See moresolipsistic performances and, earlier in the 1960s, happenings, which were in effect Dada-Surrealist assemblages occurring in real time with strong overtones of absurdist theatre.
Robert Hughes • The Shock of the New
i keep thinking about these rituals of famous creative women, from @Moonkissed Edit ★
emmsubstack.comWe still have political art, but we have no effective political art. An artist must be famous to be heard, but as he acquires fame, so his
Robert Hughes • The Shock of the New
"What information, if we had it, would make this decision easy?"
Then: "What's the quickest way we can get that information?"
(Via Matt Lerner)
All of sudden, we weren’t just designing something visual, but we needed to understand human behaviour, to see ourselves in other people’s contexts ( don’t get me started on our empathy phase!!! ), to learn how the decisions we made could affect a company’s bottom line, etc.
But along the way, we lost something. The actual work we were producing.... See more
But along the way, we lost something. The actual work we were producing.... See more
Jenny Wen • Jenny Wen — Don't trust the (design) process
the central myth of the traditional avant-garde, that by changing the order of language, art could reform the order of experience and so alter the conditions of social life, had not yet collapsed
Robert Hughes • The Shock of the New
Your goal should be to look smart at the end of your journey, you don’t have to look smart at every step of your journey