“I was trying to release emotions, exercise emotions, and then I entered the art world. Even after grad school, some of [the earlier works] were still lingering in my head. I realized there were some pieces where I felt that I had to respond to the criticism.” WorldTryingArtStillsSchoolFeltEmotionPiecesExerciseCriticismI RealizedReleaseArt WorldLingeringGradGrad School Author:Kalup Linzy
“I cast people from right around me. I was at my alma mater. It's special to have most of the graduate students in it [and] one professor, because I feel like in terms of this school, I was one of the few students lucky enough to break into the art industry or the contemporary art world.” PeopleWorldFeelsArtEnoughSchoolTermBreakSpecialStudentsIndustryLuckyCastsContemporaryProfessorsGraduatesArt WorldContemporary ArtGraduate StudentsAlma Mater Author:Kalup Linzy
“Every artist's world is an individual experience and no one thing can prepare you. You have to go in and go where those roles lead you - just allow it to happen and follow your path.” WorldHappensArtistIndividualRolesPathOne Thing Author:Kalup Linzy
“Sometimes I just cringe. I can feel the emotion, that whole anxiety of being in this new world that I sort of evolved into. I would just do it, put it out there, and go for it.” WorldFeelsI CanSometimesWholeEmotionAnxietyNew WorldJust Do ItCringe Author:Kalup Linzy
“Even though the art world goes through trends, you do know that it'll come up again.” KnowsWorldArtCome UpTrendsArt World Author:Kalup Linzy
