How very odd that the aspect of being human that we value so much may well prove to be the fatal blow to life on earth
THE VISCERAL, THE THERAPEUTIC, THE INTELLECTUAL. I understand all that but what does it mean?
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THERE IS ALWAYS THE FAUSTIAN ALTERNATIVE TO ARTISTIC LEGACY.
One thing is true, quality alone does not guarantee a legacy any more than does a life of singular debauchery that may titillate the airport novel seeker. Some artists live on as a one-line synopsis while others have their position established in the greater narrative via relatives.
SUCCESS IS MINE BUT THEN AGAIN I’M A SCORPIO
…..Pluto, Mars and an eclipse around my birthday promise a ‘march of destiny’, ‘awareness of creative power’ and ‘material success’. So be it! My life as an artist is about to change direction
THE AGE OF THE INFLUENCER AND THE PRICE OF CULTURE
Measuring the value of culture as simply a product and function of induced economic forces driven by prediction data is something else – perhaps the beginning of the end of artists having any control over their destinies unless they employ an influencer whose primary research tool is Tik Tok.
AND I THOUGHT THAT MAKING ART WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DIFFICULT – HOW STUPID AM I? STUPID AS AN ARTIST.
……training, the development of technique and time lead to art and great art. It isn’t the product of accident or indolence or short cuts. S
THE ART OF POLITICS AND THE POLITICS IN ART
As Sir Humphrey Appleby once said in Yes, Minister, the much-acclaimed BBC satire, being in politics and being in government are not the same thing.