Sometimes we need to give into to our nature to seek out the new – it might lead to something even better than before.
Author: Matt Shanks
Tall poppy syndrome and the barriers to art
As if making art isn’t hard enough, Australians also need to reckon with the idea that we’ll be seen as a tall poppy. That just won’t do.
What social media wants
Has the cost-benefit of marketing on social media platforms reached a tipping point where, well, it’s just not worth it anymore?
New materials probably won’t do it
It’s so easy to get sucked in to the possibility of new art supplies without thinking about what they’re for in the first place.
In solitude, In company
How much isolation does an artist need? And, in it’s pursuit, do we lose something important with a lack of novelty in our lives?
Known unknowns
Knowing that there are things you don’t know means we can design a learning curve that is both interesting and well-paced.
Making authentic marks
To find your own identity amongst the cacophony of expectations of others might be the point of it all.
What art needs
The inability to create art isn’t always in the artist’s control. But it’s easy to blame oneself for not doing enough.
Containing infinity
Is my long struggle with digital art because there are just too many options? Do constraints unlock expression rather than contain it?
Sprinting to the finish
What would happen if the tortoise and the hare tried to help each other rather than beat each other?