"It can still be ours, is the thing. There is a great deal of handwringing about whether we can still enjoy the work of hideous men. The question is not typically how to root out influence. It is whether we can still enjoy, but we are reaching for another word beyond it. What we are … Continue reading Enjoying The Work Despite Its Creator’s Flaws
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Creative Immiseration
"These tools represent the complete corporate capture of the imagination, that most private and unpredictable part of the human mind. Professional artists aren’t a cause for worry. They’ll likely soon lose interest in a tool that makes all the important decisions for them. The concern is for everyone else. When tinkerers and hobbyists, doodlers and … Continue reading Creative Immiseration
Herd Standards
"Recently criticism has begun to recognize more widely and to analyze in more detail the ways in which far-ramifying commercial organization makes for the dominance of herd standards. We have been shown, for example, how the syndicating of newspapers and magazines degrades their contents to what will please the majority; how, through the box-office, the … Continue reading Herd Standards
Artists Sell Feelings?
"People buy things for how things will make them feel. Desires for status, connection, and emotion. At its core, we sell feelings."-Radia. "An artist’s guide to surviving NFTs." mirror.xyz/radia.eth. March 12, 2022 What is art? Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, raise an interesting aspect about answering this question. If we think about making art as a process, the … Continue reading Artists Sell Feelings?
Full Disclosure
https://www.twitter.com/batshaped/status/1411444781864022018 Nothing to add beyond I think this is great.
Being a Creator, Craig Mod
This is a really interesting discussion of how one man created a business using a subscription model combined with discounts for the finished work for subscribers. There's much to think about in this discussion. If this is of any interest to you, I'd read the whole thing and the previous year's as well. He talks … Continue reading Being a Creator, Craig Mod
Gumrobe
Gumrobe is a simplified Shopify, or Internet storefront for your creative output. It has categories that include: animation, apps & software, books & writing, comedy, comics, crafts & DYI, dance & theater, design & tech products, drawing & painting, education, film & video, food & cooking, games, merchandise, music & sound design, photography, podcasts & … Continue reading Gumrobe
C.G Jung, Artist
"Although C.G. Jung is best known to us for his groundbreaking innovations in the field of psychiatry/psychotherapy (after all, he was the founder of analytical psychiatry), and also his anthropological work to some degree, he is now also recognized today for his work as an artist...Like many Jung enthusiasts I think that his most innovative … Continue reading C.G Jung, Artist
Michael Lipsey, aka stoicmike
Michael Lipsey writes aphorisms illustrated with artistic pictures. Recommended. See also: The El Arroyo signs.
What to Do When an Artist You Admire Reveals Something About Themselves Which You Feel Casts an Unhappy Shadow Across Their Work…
"I think perhaps it would be helpful to you if you saw the proprietorship of a song in a different way. Personally, when I write a song and release it to the public, I feel it stops being my song. It has been offered up to my audience and they, if they care to, take … Continue reading What to Do When an Artist You Admire Reveals Something About Themselves Which You Feel Casts an Unhappy Shadow Across Their Work…
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