Tag Archives: Art in the world
What is an artist?
“I think of myself as an artist. I think the job of an artist is to portray what’s true for you, the artist. And, very often, what’s true for me is true in some way for other people too.” Bruce … Continue reading
Robert Genn on defining art
From Robert Genn’s newsletter Art establishes and makes tangible a time, a place, a thought, an idea. Art, properly made, enhances and enriches the lives of others. Art gives an opportunity to endow new life and new meaning into the … Continue reading
The things we try to define
I usually laugh when people go all wordy about stuff. It’s easy to imagine them frantically treading water trying to keep their nose above it all. Meanwhile they are getting sucking into the undertow of…. oops – bit of a … Continue reading
Advice from Robert Genn
Boldness has genius, power and magic. Engage, and the mind grows heated. Begin, and the work will be completed. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) (Aka get off your butt and do the work). Thanks Robert Genn and his newsletter
Rants and other stuff
If a rant blooms on a blog and nobody reads it… Well. It’s a good thing I don’t worry about viewer eyeballs. Meanwhile the debate rages on re art and use of digital imaging. It’s enough to send me to … Continue reading