the elusiveness of taste
by Alex Burns · updated 1mo ago
the elusiveness of taste
by Alex Burns · updated 1mo ago
If a person seems to have a good grasp of a book or other artistic or aesthetic object, by all means be willing to let the conversation flow in that direction, because you will end up staring right into that person’s soul.
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There is a time for any fledgling artist where one's taste exceeds one's abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway.
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Attend to your influences.
I suppose this is the ur-message - to be more aware of what’s influencing you and how. Acknowledge just how much of what you think, feel and do is picked up from others, consciously and unconsciously, and try to become more conscious of more of them. Artists pay attention to this because they love their influences, while a
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