In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves.
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Our responsibility as artists is to challenge ourselves.
I feel like every artist has an opportunity to create something new and to challenge themselves to reach out to a new crowd.
Once artists are expected to shock, it's that much harder for them to do so.
Sometimes as an artist you get wrapped up in what you are doing and you can't be objective.
The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.
You tend to find the best in yourself as an artist when you're challenged.
When you are an artist, you want your audience to think it's effortless and easy.
I think, as an artist, it's very important to continue to be challenged and feel challenged all the time.
Most artists don't understand what they do, and I don't think we have to. Other people do that better - they understand what I do better than I do!
Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.
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