You Don't Have To Know To Begin
"ART ENABLES US TO FIND OURSELVES AND LOSE OURSELVES AT THE SAME TIME." - Thomas Merton
Yesterday I read a quote from a popular graphic artist in which she stated more or less that her art began to take real shape once she knew who she was.*
Art, like life, is about discovery, no? It's a journey, an exploration. Our art, our work, is an expression of our journey. It doesn't provide many answers. Instead, if we're paying attention, there are questions. Questions about people, about heaven and earth, about who we are. So many questions.
To hear an accomplished artist say she knows who she is, is discouraging. And, actually, I don't believe her. Maybe she was trying to make this all sound black and white, or pretty. But life is lived in the gray. It's in the gray where real beauty exists, the kind that both breaks and restores you.
We've all been given a unique perspective through which our lives, our work, flow. We don't have to know who we are to begin. Who we are is there already. We can begin now without having any answers at all. Because, actually, that's the whole point.
LIKE LIST
The best thing I read this week was this article on race and Hollywood by Chris Rock. I love to see a celeb speaking out and using their platform, their voice, for good.
I've been reading Herman Hesse. Check out this poem out. It's about how we are connected to each other and to the past and future.
Was excited to learn about Alien She, the first exhibition to examine the lasting impact of Riot Grrrl. Please get with this video.
And if you missed my blog this week, enjoy. It's an ode to Beyoncé. Kinda.
*Oh - and the above referenced quote was from this great interview with the clever Lisa Cogdon.
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