Words to live by
“Things that are iconic are those things steeped in purpose and intention”
Janelle Monet
Love this definition of art, from Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance:
... See moreArt is anything you can do well, anything you can do with quality, anything where there are options for doing it well or poorly. And there are very few things in this world that don't have options for doing it well or poorly. So you can make an art
Hard work never killed a man. Men die of boredom, psychological conflict, and disease. They do not die of hard work.
-David Ogilvy
@Josh: “Ghetto is just creativity that hasn’t been exploited yet”
Subversion is a cool look, but without action it is nothing more than a pose.
Krist Novoselic • Krist Novoselic: Why the World Needs Céline Dion Fans
We, as cultural workers, people who labor in paintbrushes, camera lenses, Photoshop, song, pen and paper, and other forms of artistic labor, have to see ourselves and our work as weapons in a war for liberation. Our task is heavy: to create a culture of revolution.