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A Perfect Blade of Grass


Imagination is everywhere. An artist finds inspiration in the clouds, outlines of leaves, or textured bathroom tile. The challenging part is catching the idea as it comes, understanding it's intention, putting it into an art work, "packaging" it for the viewer while not spending too much time perfecting.


How do we know when to stop working on a piece of art? This decision might depend on the experience of the artist and the intention of the work. Art is a process and as we approach past works, we can morph them continually, allowing them to change entirely, often extinguishing original intention and purpose entirely.


In the new work, we see progress, but in retrospect some authenticity and rawness is lost. Progress is tricky. When we walk through a field of flowers, our eyes are not searching for the perfect flower. Instead, we are enamored with the beauty of the whole field, the symphony of its imperfections makes it breathtaking, not the symmetry and color coordination of every blade of grass.


The same goes for with creative ideas. Don't be afraid to show the real thing, the thing that is born. The longer it stays in the world, the more it will change organically without being manually molded. It will transform under the light of day and the hand of time. It may be liked, or it may be ignored. Don't be afraid of work which gets no praise. Unlike corporate endeavors, art in itself has endless breath, if not for the masses, then for its creator.



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