Portrait of the Artist as an Office Drone
How could any self-aware person who works in technology not start to organize their disappointment? It’s gotten to where several of my peers are floating half-hearted speculations about their next careers. This isn’t good: you want the talented and mindful people to stick around, not get husked out, then leave frustrated, exhausted, and conflicted.
Frank Chimero • Frank Chimero · The Web’s Grain
Those of us who work at art know that we need a hybrid, nuanced narrative; we know that we are lucky, yes, and we have certain freedoms, but we also know that to be successful at our job there are rules, concessions, and unyielding strictures within which we labor.
Sally Mann • Art Work: On the Creative Life
