Browsing: Letters
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Small Wonders
Dear Artist, I’m constantly amazed at the marvelous diversity of the human imagination. Over the past few weeks there have been many letters from artists with different points of view. Some of these letters contain generously shared creative techniques, ideas…
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Taking the Leap
Dear Artist, I frequently get letters like the following: “Hello Robert. I am a painter who has just graduated from college and am setting out on my own. I feel painting is serious business but do not know where I…
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Play The Game
Dear Artist, Here’s yet another creative device that’s fun to put into service and frequently produces surprising results: Think of your creativity as a game. Games generally have rules and restrictions, as well as an opponent. Games also offer the…
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Competence
Dear Artist, The feeling of competence is the first evidence of professionalism — that lovely space that comes when we can look at a job well done and can say that it fulfills or exceeds what was first envisioned. Professionalism…
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The wired artist
Dear Artist, Most artists need some sort of sanctuary — a mentally uncluttered environment where they can get in touch with their muse. From the number of letters I’ve received it seems there’s a new and dangerous threat to a…
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A New York Story
Dear Artist, At the Whitney on Wednesday there’s lots of films behind curtains in dark rooms. One loop is a guy getting himself tattooed, then getting graphically cut up and branded to a mumbling monologue voice over. “Hey, there’s a…