“Maybe this is a utopian view of art but I do believe that art can function as a vehicle, that it isn't just a cultural pursuit, something that happens in art galleries. Unless art is linked to experience and the fear and joy of that, it becomes mere icing on the cake.” BelieveArtHappensJoyViewsArt IsExperienceFunctionMerePursuitCakeVehicleLinkedGalleryUtopianIcingArt GalleriesIcing On The Cake Author:Antony Gormley
“The days of life are consumed, one by one, without an object beyond the present moment; ever flying from the ennui of that, yet carrying it with us; eternally in pursuit of happiness, which keeps eternally before us. If death or bankruptcy happen to trip us out of the circle, it is matter for the buzz of the evening, and is completely forgotten by the next morning.” IfsLifeMatterMomentsHappensNextMorningObjectsForgottenCirclesPursuitFlyingEveningPresent MomentConsumedPursuit Of HappinessBankruptcyBuzzEnnui Book:Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States Source: Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States
“If you loved everything you were writing, you would be deluding yourself or a complete and absolute narcissist. It's not about liking what you write, it's about improving with every word, little by little, exploring your craft, becoming the artist you hope to be one day. And you can only do that by working at it every day. It doesn't happen overnight, it doesn't happen over a weekend, it is a lifelong pursuit.” IfsWritingLittlesBookHappensWould BeArtistBecomingOne DayAbsolutesPursuitCraftsComicWeekendComic BookExploringImprovingLifelongNarcissist Author:Brian Michael Bendis