“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
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Erich Fromm
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
George Carlin
“An artist has an obligation to be en route, to be going somewhere. There’s a journey involved here. You don’t know where it is and that’s the fun. You’re always gonna be seeking, looking and going, trying to challenge yourself.”
Ernest Hemingway
“Write drunk and edit sober.”
Art Studio = Battlefield
The artist is a brave soul. Creativity can give you whiplash. Making art is a constant battle with yourself.
After feeling like the nail all weekend, I found inspiration within one minute of work and suddenly I felt like the hammer again.
Art & Narcissism
No one cares about what the artist makes more than the artist that made it. Therefore, some narcissism is required just to make art. Then it’s required for survival in the creative world. Without it, the artist would never have the guts to put themselves out there for the world to notice (or ignore).
http://hyperallergic.com/87229/want-to-be-an-artist-try-a-little-narcissism/
Brett Callero: Visual Artist 