April 2013
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An explanation of why you should Do Things.
I think oftentimes people are apprehensive about Doing Things.
There exists the majority of people who sit back and observe things, and the minority of people who actually make things. Because these observers are passive bystanders looking from the outside in, they have a tendency to look at things and criticize them haphazardly. They usually say something along the lines of:
“U did a...
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October 2012
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as an artist, i just have to say that i am...
bored to death of the nude female figure.
September 2012
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I feel like so many artists overlook the concept of the ‘cycle’ in art. Almost all things in life occur in ‘waves’ or ‘phases’, and art is no different. You can see the resistance to this in the popularity of things like a 365 project where you take a photograph every day. There are a select few people who have actually literally taken a photo every single day...
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August 2012
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"I do what they can't do, I just do me."
-Eve
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July 2012
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You know when you have something important to do, like write a really long research paper or starting a big project, and before you start working on it you just go through a cleaning spree and clean out your entire room? It’s true that it is partially a procrastination tactic, but I actually think there’s more to it than that. A lot of people do this as almost sort of a ritual, a way...
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May 2012
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April 2012
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March 2012
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How long does it take to make a piece of art?
I get the feeling that a lot of folks don’t really have a grasp of how much work and how much time goes into making art. If you’re not involved hands-on, or if you’re not that experienced yet, I can understand how it would be difficult to understand at first.
If you happen to walk into a gallery, and you see a nice photograph on the wall, it might be pretty easy to think...
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