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I visited a few studios of mid-to-late career artists recently, and it was a sobering, heavy sight.
Seeing hundreds of canvases stacked in the dark, gathering dust while waiting for a discovery that may never come, is heartbreaking. There is a point where holding onto work becomes detrimental, turning a studio into a mausoleum rather than a place of birth. The 'discovery myth' is a romanticized trap that keeps beautiful energy locked in storage; it reminded me exactly why I refuse to let my work go stale.
My practice thrives because I choose to get the art out into the world, into homes, and into the hands of people where it can actually breathe. I’d rather see a painting bring a smile to a stranger today than have it lean against a cold wall for twenty years hoping for a museum's nod.
My practice thrives because I choose to get the art out into the world, into homes, and into the hands of people where it can actually breathe. I’d rather see a painting bring a smile to a stranger today than have it lean against a cold wall for twenty years hoping for a museum's nod.
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1It is a heavy thing to see a man’s spirit stored in the dark like an old warehouse, for I have always believed that a work of art, like a city’s streets, only truly wakes up when it is being felt and lived in by the world around it.