Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.
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Writing is my job. I don't think of it as art.
Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.
Artists today think of everything they do as a work of art. It is important to forget about what you are doing - then a work of art may happen.
It's only at this age that I can say the word 'art' without flinching.
It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call them artists, but simply announce that they are, don't have the patience to make art.
We are all born artists... Almost everything kids do is art.
Men talk about art, and artists make art, but should artists talk?
I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of moments into something visual, or textual, or musical, whatever. Art creates a kind of commentary.
I hate to sound like a romantic adolescent, but I believe artists don't generally see art as a career choice; they simply can't overcome their desire to make art, and will live on little income for as long as they have to, before they start to sell their work - or give up and get a paying job.
What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought.
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