Would we use the internet differently if a browser was called a do-er? Would we make different work if we called ourselves an artist instead of a hobbyist?
Author: Matt Shanks
Two ways to capture the world
If there are two ways to capture the world, I’ll choose the second way.
To paint like a child
Perhaps the pursuit of art is about unlearning what we know and what we’re afraid of.
You could instead of you should
Assuming that what works for us will work for others doesn’t make sense. Perhaps instead of advice, what we need is perspective.
Chasing our tails
Perhaps goals are the problem. Perhaps what we really need to find happiness is a focus on exactly the opposite of goals – play.
No one taught us what do with boredom
The problem with being bored isn’t about being unable to think about what to do, it’s about deciding which, of all things, we should do, right now.
Defined by ‘No’
For two-letters, No is a powerful word.
How to: find my style
No one sets out to have a favourite food, we find it along the way. The same thing happens with the style of art we gravitate toward, too.
What are awards for?
Who won the 1976 Olympic Summer Games gold medal for trapshooting? Don’t know? Neither do I. Which makes me wonder, what are awards for, anyway?
Are algorithms driving the art we make?
How do we know why we make the work we make? Is it driven by our need to understand ourselves by the algorithm so we get the validation we so crave?