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Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
Because art is a lie, he says.
But art will also save the world. He says that too.
But art will also save the world. He says that too.
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
I wonder what ‘art’ means
Creativity is born of limitations, not freedom
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
abundance and freedom does not guarantee creative spurts. instead, an artist must be able to trust their memory. do first.
It comes from cross-pollination, unexpected combinations, and head-on collisions
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
creativity isn’t neat and linear. it definitely doesn’t come from rigid definitions. anything precious is self conscious and kills creativity.
There is great poetry and power in repetition, in doing the same thing over, and over, and over, and over again.
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
on the power of persistence. on art, as purpose, and not bursts of inspiration
I always think of “inspiration” as an amateur word. Inspiration is being propelled to do something, or to think something, or to go somewhere, by some sort of external stimulus. And that to me is undependable.
But purpose—purpose is a white-hot fire inside of you, a self-delusion that keeps you coming back into the room to work decade after decade,... See more
But purpose—purpose is a white-hot fire inside of you, a self-delusion that keeps you coming back into the room to work decade after decade,... See more
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
Creativity is born of limitations, not freedom
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
“The only way to be a painter is to make paintings. That means not doing other stuff.”
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
My entire philosophy of how I organize myself as a working painter can be summed up by something George Carlin said: “Just keep movin’ straight ahead. Every now and then you find yourself in a different place.”
You hear a lot in art school about how painters must continue to “grow” and “evolve”—but I think those are such bullshit words. There is gre... See more
You hear a lot in art school about how painters must continue to “grow” and “evolve”—but I think those are such bullshit words. There is gre... See more
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
The art in “sheer persistence”
All grumbling is tantamount to ‘Oh, why is a lily not an oak?
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
if a painting doesn’t work, quit. pivot. there is no point in forcing something to take the shape of something it isn’t.