what is art
and how do we make it
what is art
James Baldwin - The Struggle of The Artist (1969)
youtu.beIn fact, if I sense that an artist is creating, saying or doing things just to win public approval, or to yield to the demands of the market, well, that’s when I tend to turn away.
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“Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our integrity and awareness, the more original and creative our time will become.”
Moving as a creative practice
John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
"I loved every minute of it, however hard it had been"
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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
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Without fear and risk there can be no serious art - let go of frames
joie de vivre - picasso
Art is the act of nonaggression. We have to live this art in our daily lives.