what is art
and how do we make it
what is art
But busyness has a way of stealing creativity from you. Generative work, like art and writing, requires long periods of nothingness: it’s only in that wide empty space that ideas emerge. Long runs, hot showers, commutes that don’t involve harried Slack messages and listening to podcasts at 2x speed. Sitting at the edge of a dock, listening to the... See more
Jasmine Sun • the scenic route
If your intention is to ‘make art’, then maybe you’ll get a couple of good paintings. You may even get a show or two.
But I think of it this way: I don’t make art. I make things . Framing it like that keeps what I’m doing from becoming precious. And that’s a good thing, because to be precious is to be timid—and that’s bad. Creativity requires
... See moreKieran • Following the White-Hot Fire Inside of You
Without fear and risk there can be no serious art - let go of frames
Art is the act of nonaggression. We have to live this art in our daily lives.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Poetry is an essential part of society—but only as itself and not as a vehicle for something else.
