barbararachkoscoloreddust posted: " In the studio *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Like lîla, or divine creativity, art is a gift, coming from a place of joy, sel" barbararachkoscoloreddust.com Pearls from artists* # 591 barbararachkoscoloreddust Dec 27 In the studio *an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Like lîla, or divine creativity, art is a gift, coming from a place of joy, self-discovery, inner knowing. Play, intrinsically rewarding, doesn't cost anything. As soon as you put a price on it, it becomes, to some extent, not play. Somewhere, therefore, we each have to map out for ourselves the tricky questions of money and the artist. This is a difficult issue because artists have to eat, equip themselves, and subsidize years of professional training. Yet the marketplace shifts our art at least to some degree out of the state of free play, and may in some cases contaminate it totally. Professional athletes face the same issues. Certainly they play to a great extent for love of their sport, but issues of money, prestige, and fame introduce a lot of non play as well. Stephen Nachmanovitch in Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art Comments are welcome! Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Manage your email settings or unsubscribe.

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