Leonardo da Vinci: "Art is never finished, only abandoned."
An acquaintance, K: "I think artists who talk about getting a heavenly inspiration or something are all bullshit. All art needs labor."
Beatles Wiki: "Jim and Mary McCartney McCartney said he had the idea of "Let It Be", after a dream he had about his mother during the tense period surrounding the Get Back/Let It Be sessions. McCartney explained that his mother—who died of cancer when McCartney was fourteen—was the inspiration for the "Mother Mary" lyric. McCartney later said, "It was great to visit with her again. I felt very blessed to have that dream. So that got me writing 'Let It Be'." He also said—in a later interview about the dream—that his mother had told him, "It will be alright, just let it be."
Paul Gardener from Strength to Love, 1963: "A painting is never finished. It simply stops in interesting places."
I think a sort of "inspiration" does exist. But it isn't an "art", if it merely ends with such momentary whim. You constantly work, not necessarily towards anything absolute. That would be some sort of religion. The purpose of the art may change, and so could the artist's taste, interest, satisfaction, et cetera. An effort is needed to work through all the whims.
An acquaintance, K: "I think artists who talk about getting a heavenly inspiration or something are all bullshit. All art needs labor."
Beatles Wiki: "Jim and Mary McCartney McCartney said he had the idea of "Let It Be", after a dream he had about his mother during the tense period surrounding the Get Back/Let It Be sessions. McCartney explained that his mother—who died of cancer when McCartney was fourteen—was the inspiration for the "Mother Mary" lyric. McCartney later said, "It was great to visit with her again. I felt very blessed to have that dream. So that got me writing 'Let It Be'." He also said—in a later interview about the dream—that his mother had told him, "It will be alright, just let it be."
Paul Gardener from Strength to Love, 1963: "A painting is never finished. It simply stops in interesting places."
I think a sort of "inspiration" does exist. But it isn't an "art", if it merely ends with such momentary whim. You constantly work, not necessarily towards anything absolute. That would be some sort of religion. The purpose of the art may change, and so could the artist's taste, interest, satisfaction, et cetera. An effort is needed to work through all the whims.
by Stary Mwaba, Zambian artist
