What does it mean to find ‘the feeling of the thing’ and why would anyone bother?
Author: Matt Shanks
Those distinguishing features
Why are we so quick to identify what we don’t have rather than what we do have?
What are the stakes?
How might our stories have universal appeal and what can we use to make sure we don’t forget about the core conflict that makes it exciting?
Getting out of the comfort zone
Sometimes we need to give into to our nature to seek out the new – it might lead to something even better than before.
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.