Friday, October 14, 2011

Attention: Superheroes Make Crap Artists

"Art is made by ordinary people. Creatures having only virtues can hardly be imagined making art. It's difficult to picture the Virgin Mary painting landscapes. Or Batman throwing pots. The flawless creature wouldn't need to make art. And so, ironically, the ideal artist is scarcely a theoretical figure at all. If art is made by ordinary people, then you'd have to allow that the ideal artist would be an ordinary person too, with the whole usual mixed bag of traits that real humans possess."

2 comments:

  1. this is such a profound and comforting thought! love love love it. it acknowledges and encourages the art--in whatever forms--we all can create. lovely. i want to read this book.

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  2. Hi Gwyn! I LOVE the book and highly recommend it! You should see all the dog-eared pages on my copy!

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