“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
—James Baldwin
Tara Skurtutwitter.com“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” —James Baldwin
I think about this often.
They teach you math so you can count.
They teach you language so you can speak.
They teach you science so you can understand the world.
But who teaches you how to love?
Who tells... See more
instagram.comTo love and live with a painter means marveling at the space between the things they see that you cannot see, that they then make. White canvas, blank walls, his vision.
Elizabeth Alexander • The Light of the World: A Memoir
