writing
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At its heart, drawing is simply making marks. Before we think about subject, style, or meaning, a drawing is just marks on a surface. Each mark has its own character, shaped by the artist’s hand, the tool, the pressure, and the intention. In this way, every mark is like a signature: unique, unrepeatable, and showing
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Walker Percy once said, “The unconscious is that which we know, or have experienced, but for which we do not have a name.” As an artist, I see this every day. So much of what shapes us—our fears, intuitions, longings, and memories—lives in that unnamed space. Images help us reach into that world. They hold
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Perception is not just a one-way process. When we look at something, especially a work of art, it is not only the image that speaks to us. We bring our own thoughts, feelings, and experiences into what we see. What we notice, how we react, and the meaning we find depend as much on who
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Oscar Wilde once wrote, “All art is quite useless.” At first, this might sound dismissive or even insulting. However, upon closer examination, Wilde’s idea proves to be both profound and liberating. Art isn’t made to serve a direct, practical purpose. It doesn’t feed us, clothe us, or give us shelter. Still, art nourishes us in
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One of the most important aspects of being an artist, in my view, is exposure. Exposure shapes not only the way we see the world but also the way we respond to it creatively. My long years in advertising gave me this exposure in ways that, at the time, I didn’t fully recognize. Looking back
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Imagine standing in front of a painting that stops you in your tracks—not just because of what it shows, but because of how it makes you feel. Art is more than the creation of images, objects, or performances; it is a powerful act of communication, a way of translating ideas, emotions, and moments into something
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Art is not a solitary act suspended in time—it is part of a living, breathing conversation that has been unfolding for thousands of years. Every mark you make, every surface you work upon, and every image you create is your contribution to that immense dialogue. Whether you intend it or not, your work joins a
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Art is never simply a finished product hanging on a wall or resting on a pedestal. It is, first and foremost, the outcome of a process — a dynamic interplay of thought, experimentation, emotion, intuition, and technique. This process may begin as a vague notion, a conceptual question, or even a visceral response to the
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— Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Phenomenology of Perception Whatever we know, we know through the world that surrounds us. Knowledge is never detached from lived experience; it is always grounded in our embodied encounter with reality. The world is not a neutral container but the very condition of our existence. To see, to touch, to listen — these
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Drawing Is More Than Copying When most people think about drawing, they imagine it as a way to capture likenesses—portraits that look like the sitter, landscapes that match the view, or still life arrangements faithfully reproduced. But drawing is much more than copying what we see. It is a language in itself, with its own
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