“Here the artist is, as it were, an archaeologist, uncovering deeper and deeper strata as he works, recovering not an ancient civilization, but something as yet unborn, unseen, unheard, except by the inner eye, the inner ear. He is not just removing apparent surfaces from some external object, he is removing apparent surface from the Self, revealing his original nature.” SelfEyeArtistObjectsCivilizationEarsOriginalsAncientDeeperSurfaceUnseenRevealingUnbornRecoveringUnheardAncient CivilizationsUncoveringArchaeologists Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
“Brahms once remarked that the mark of an artist is how much he throws away. Nature, the great creator, is always throwing things away. A frog lays several million eggs at a sitting. Only a few dozen of these become tadpoles, and only a few of those become frogs. We can let imagination and practice be as profligate as nature.” ArtistImaginationPracticeMillionsSittingMarkLaysCreatorEggsThrowingDozenFrogsBrahmsTadpolesThrowing Things Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
“Play is the taproot from which original art springs. It is the raw stuff that the artist channels with all his learning and technique.” ArtPlayArtistStuffSpringOriginalsTechniquePlaying GamesOriginal Art Book:Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art Source: Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
