Art in Containers

What happens when we put our art in containers? Exploring the relationship between structure and spirit.

by Kate Smalley · updated 5mo ago

"My being an artist is not a question of being able to make artwork. It is a question of my willingness to make something imperfect, or ugly, and how much resilience I have to face that reality repeatedly."
— Anna Fusco
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"Which of these has more life? Which of these is more a mirror of my self? Does this object make me feel my humanity is expanding—or contracting?" — Christopher Alexander, The Nature of Order
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"For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them." — Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace
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"Art happens between you and something—a subject, an idea, a technique—and both you and that something need to be free to move." — David Bayles & Ted Orland, Art and Fear
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"Do the things you make touch you back?" — Rajani Perera
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