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Quote by Tara Donovan

“I don't think inspiration just comes from the sky. I think you have to sit down and you have to work. Sometimes it's really hard, and sometimes things come easier, but really you have to show up, you have to get to work, and you have to have determination.”

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Tara Donovan

Tara Donovan is an American contemporary artist known for her large-scale sculptures and installations created using everyday materials. Her work often explores space, form, and surface, and how they interact. Donovan's work is highly regarded in the art world and has been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions. more

“The images for my works are somewhat insignificant to me. It became an exercise of variation. I only see the surface images as doodles in a sketchbook, but it's hard to not see an image and bring some kind of personal association, though there's not a prescribed idea of what you're supposed to see.”

Kind Exercise Insignificant

Author:Tara Donovan

“The image itself is kind of the least important factor to me, though I'm still interested in putting forth an interesting image. I see the image as the screen laid over top of what really interests me, which is that depth of surface and that filmic quality that it has when you pass the piece. The idea that my pieces look like paintings, but are most definitely not, is really interesting to me.”

Kind Important Interest Interesting Quality Painting Really Interesting

Author:Tara Donovan

“We're living in a time where we want to be entertained but I think part of what people are looking for, that they don't even know they're looking for is to be uplifted in many ways.”

People Thinking

Author:Giancarlo Esposito

“As human beings, when we're young, we're not jaded. As we grow older, we begin to take on ideas of our parents, family of origins and that changes us. We become less fluid sometimes. So for me, I look for roles that are uplifting in many ways - no matter what the race or color of the role is. I want to go beyond that and try to share what I think my gift is and that is we all have this gift of choice. We just don't sometimes realize we have that choice.”

Thinking Trying Sometimes Choices Parent Realizing Share Uplifting

Author:Giancarlo Esposito