Thoughts on Art/Creativity

The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.
The role of the artist

The calvary isn’t coming.
You don’t need the calvary.
The calvary is kind of all over the place and they are a bit useless.
You are the power. You are the source. You have agency. You have the ability to create and connect on your own incredibly powerful terms.
Artists need to realise that it’s YOU. You have the power.
You don’t need the calvary.
The calvary is kind of all over the place and they are a bit useless.
You are the power. You are the source. You have agency. You have the ability to create and connect on your own incredibly powerful terms.
Artists need to realise that it’s YOU. You have the power.
I went on one of the biggest podcast in the world
artists? If we allow ourselves to accept the new definition of artist not as a lone genius but as a visionary who brings people and resources together, this creates opportunities for our work to flourish.
Jeff Goins • Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age

creativity isn’t born when everything is tidy and separate. It comes from cross-pollination, unexpected combinations, and head-on collisions between things that don’t necessarily go together.
Kieran • Following the White-Hot Fire Inside of You
I used to write about "creative productivity" - until, slowly, I realized that trying to be "productive" while making creative work is like trying to train a wild, mysterious jungle cat. it is not a dog. it will not obey you. the cat will do whatever it wants - when it wants. however, even wild animals have rhythms, routines, and safe spaces.
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