The form/image of a work of art is not the primary concern of a serious artist. It’s finding the passionate and uncompromising voice that drives the work from deep within. It may be a voice of sadness or protest or spirit or social justice or justified anger or any of the other things we confront as humans.
Some artists are born with this voice. Others struggle to find it. Some lose it. In the end, it’s the origin of their art and what makes the art endure. For young artists, skill, technique and talent must come second to listening for and nurturing their voices.
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