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Originally Posted by reeve21
Hi Glenn,
Here's one from another visual artist that applies to making music, too.
Maurice Sendak, on how to make art:
"Herman Melville said that artists have to take a dive, and either you hit your head on a rock and it splits your skull and you die, or, that blow to your head is so inspiring that you come back up and you do the best work you ever did. But—you have to take the dive. And you do not know what the result will be.
Artistic style is only a means to an end, and the more styles you have, the better. To get trapped in a style is to lose all flexibility. If you have only one style, then you’re going to do the same book over and over, which is pretty dull. Lots of styles permit you to walk in and out of books. So, develop a fine style, a fat style, and fairly slim style, and a really rough style."
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Hi Bob,
Interesting stuff from Maurice Sendak and Herman Mellville, too.
I have read a lot of interesting, quick essays from The Pocket, too. I've been surprised by how many interesting things I've encountered.
- Glenn