“Being an artist is not just about what happens when you are in the studio. The way you live, the people you choose to love and the way you love them, the way you vote, the words that come out of your mouth... will also become the raw material for the art you make.” PeopleWayArtHappensArtistMaterialsMouthsVoteStudiosYou ChooseBeing An ArtistRaw Materials Author:Teresita Fernandez
“What's interesting about art in public spaces is that the public really sort of takes over and uses it in ways that you didn't anticipate.” WayArtUseSpaceInterestingAnticipate Author:Teresita Fernandez
“Often, we try to repair broken things in such a way as to conceal the repair and make it “good as new.” But the tea masters understood that by repairing the broken bowl with the distinct beauty of radiant gold, they could create an alternative to “good as new” and instead employ a “better than new” aesthetic. They understood that a conspicuous, artful repair actually adds value. Because after mending, the bowl's unique fault lines were transformed into little rivers of gold that post repair were even more special because the bowl could then resemble nothing but itself.” WayTryingLittlesValuesLinesSpecialMastersBrokenUniqueUnderstoodRiversGoldAddFaultsAlternativesTeaPostsAestheticTransformedBowlsRadiantMendingRepairingBroken Things Author:Teresita Fernandez
