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[1/10] these are deep, personal questions and while i hesitate to interject where it may not be wanted...as someone who& #39;s struggled with these same questions both before and after chronic pain ended my art career, i feel uniquely qualified to speak on this and hope that— https://twitter.com/bokafecs/status/1299086389276008451">https://twitter.com/bokafecs/...
[2/10] even if only a little—this thread can help you move toward internal catharsis and relative peace.
1) every creative should cultivate a stable sense of idenity uncoupled from their art, period. and while it can be incredibly tough to even conceptualize what that might
1) every creative should cultivate a stable sense of idenity uncoupled from their art, period. and while it can be incredibly tough to even conceptualize what that might
[3/10] look like, esp. if it& #39;s all you& #39;ve ever known...because in many ways art—that internal drive (almost compulsion) to create, to grow, that fuels your interests which in turn feed back into your work—is a lifestyle, a way of being that FEELS like YOU. but if you lost your
[4/10] hands tomorrow YOU as a human, with a body, a brain, and a beating heart would still exist and have unique merit simply in doing so. you would STILL BE an artist and YOU. because art—to me—is not simply about a product or consumption and i GET that& #39;s a mentality which is
[5/10] lovely in theory, less so when you have bills to pay, people with expecations to let down, and ways of relating to others baked so deeply into your mind that they feel like the ONLY way.
still, the desire / drive that you may link with art is actually fueled by opinions
still, the desire / drive that you may link with art is actually fueled by opinions
[6/10] and yearnings that exist beyond and outside of art. even when passion is lost these CORE WANTS (which are separate from survival needs) remain.
SO i& #39;d like to pose a few ?s that helped me and i encourage you to follow them through to their logical conclusion, however
SO i& #39;d like to pose a few ?s that helped me and i encourage you to follow them through to their logical conclusion, however
[7/10] grim or "pathetic" those final answers might seem. sit with those conclusions without judgement and you might see your roadblocks a little clearer.
- WHY do YOU create?
- HOW do you create; what is your process / approach? i& #39;m not talking materials—and how has COVID
- WHY do YOU create?
- HOW do you create; what is your process / approach? i& #39;m not talking materials—and how has COVID
[8/10] changed it?
- WHAT do YOU want out of your art?
- WHAT do YOU expect of it? Is there any & #39;if it can& #39;t do X& #39; condition that leads you to label it as a failure or & #39;nothing& #39;? if so, why? where is that belief rooted?
as inspiration here& #39;s the cliff notes of my own insidious
- WHAT do YOU want out of your art?
- WHAT do YOU expect of it? Is there any & #39;if it can& #39;t do X& #39; condition that leads you to label it as a failure or & #39;nothing& #39;? if so, why? where is that belief rooted?
as inspiration here& #39;s the cliff notes of my own insidious
