Getting away with it
what more does one want from art but hope?
How I Found A Steady Soundtrack For An Unsteady Life
When you make any piece of work that matters, the vast majority of people aren't going to like it. And there are several ways to get through that. One way to get through that is to sand off the edges and make it so that no one hates it. That's a bad idea. The other way to get through it is to deliberately insulate yourself from the people who don't... See more
Seth Godin • Seth Godin Hates Being Organized
Lillian Sheng added
When you make any piece of work that matters, the vast majority of people aren't going to like it. And there are several ways to get through that. One way to get through that is to sand off the edges and make it so that no one hates it. That's a bad idea. The other way to get through it is to deliberately insulate yourself from the people who don't
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Daniel Wentsch added
Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit – all these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided.... See more
It’s the sound of failure: so much of modern art is the sound of things going out of cont
Brian Eno • The sound of failure
Elena added
Fame is a constraint against creativity. When you’re famous you’re not allowed to make mistakes (in all aspects of your life). Creativity requires one to try different things and fail
David Perell • Kevin Kelly: Seeing the Future
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Keely Adler added
“A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Its beauty comes from the fact that the author is what he is. It has nothing to do with the fact that other people want what they want. Indeed, the moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist, and becomes a dull
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Jimmy Cerone added
I am not an artist, I’m learning. I change with the whims of people’s responses. Except I guess when I work on my little side project. So maybe it’s time to lean more into that.
Yet what they best represent is the current state of art, where artists must skillfully package themselves as products for buyers to consume.
It’s precisely the kind of work that is uncomfortable for most artists, who by definition concern themselves with what it means to be a person in the world, not what it means to be a brand.
It’s precisely the kind of work that is uncomfortable for most artists, who by definition concern themselves with what it means to be a person in the world, not what it means to be a brand.