“Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.” ThinkingFeelsShouldKindAgeFormYoungTakenWonderfulEncouragementArtisticEndeavorScopeAttemptingYoung WritersInexperience Author:Tea Obreht
“Avant garde" has become a ubiquitous label, eclectically applied to any type of art that is anti-traditional in form. At its simplest, the term is sometimes taken to describe what is new at any given time: the leading edge of artistic experiment, which is continually outdated by the next step forward.” ArtSometimesFormNextGivenTermStepsTakenTypeEdgesExperimentsTraditionalArtisticLabelsSimplestNext StepsSteps ForwardAvant GardeOutdated Book:Avant Garde Theatre, 1892-1992 Source: Avant Garde Theatre, 1892-1992
“I started to write a series of fantasy novels when I was eleven. I have never taken anything artistic as seriously; since then, writing has felt like an attempt to get back there, to my bedroom, my maps, those races and languages and runes.” WritingLanguageFeltRaceFantasyNovelTakenSeriesArtisticMapsGet BackBedroomElevenRunesFantasy Novels Author:Ken Baumann
“Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development. I assume they're either homages or satiric riffs, and are not intended to be taken too seriously as works in their own right. Otherwise I should be talking to a copyright lawyer.” ShouldArtistTalkingTakenDoubtDevelopmentAimAssumingLawyerArtisticImitationHomageCopyright Author:Bill Watterson
“If I had known my own limitations, I never would have taken the risk, and the risk led to one my greatest artistic and personal experiences.” IfsMy OwnKnownTakenRiskArtisticLimitationPersonal Experiences Author:Natalie Portman