There's a part of us that wants fame. Despite the meticulous meltdown that's the life of most famous people, our need to trade damage for feeling good remains intact. In that, fame is like a drug. For the longest time, few people had access to it and you could never openly admit you were addicted … Continue reading How to become famous

Vincent van Gogh was an artist. Without further ado, he cut off his own ear. Now, I don't think you care what Van Gogh created. At this point, all you want to hear about is the ear. Rhyme, oxymoron, pun, and callousness all in one sentence -- I am an artist and I know it. … Continue reading Post unimpressed-ionism: the one art movement to end all art movements

So you are not an artist? And you are sure there's no way you will ever be one. And you are picturing a half-assed sun peeping behind pointy mountains when you hear the word artist. For a long time, that's all art meant for me. Our general definition of what constitutes art is naive and narrow. Over time, … Continue reading Wherefore Romeo thou, Art

Question: Why do you write? Answer: It's just the way it makes me feel, you know, that feeling of being one with the universe and witness the soul open up to the warm emptiness of everything that surrounds us -- that feeling of being so alone and yet so full. My actual answer sounds far … Continue reading Why I Write

Take a deep breath in. And out. Creativity is a dick. It's become this elusive snob that hangs out with other elusive snobs. It's got an elusive air only a select few can breathe. In our attempt to hang out with creativity, we come off looking needy, vapid and can we all agree -- corny. That's … Continue reading Title

Here's a long and tedious debate to start your day: Can you separate the art from the artist? In case you just got out of the Chauvet caves, the world of art has moved away from drawings to a wider implication of creativity, connection, and craziness. Can this blog enjoy an independent existence, without having to … Continue reading Art/is/try

Okay. Looks like I have run my course. Done. Gatham Gatham. Going on to try something else now. I am done with writing and vice versa. Vielen Dank. Auf Wiedersehen. Writer's block. The Prolonged staring into empty space; continuously switching between walking about in a confined space and sitting on a chair; repeatedly writing sentences … Continue reading It’s Over

In 1997, Rob Siltanen was given the task of re-branding a failing company. This company was months away from bankruptcy when Siltanen was given this responsibility. He gave it everything, spending hours crouching behind a coffee table - working on his script, revising it an agonizing amount. While Siltanen wrote, Craig Tanimoto drew. Tanimoto dew … Continue reading How to change the world

It has no purpose. It helps let go of the need to find a purpose. It's a free-fall into purposelessness. It is art. Art is masochistic. Art is selfish. Art is an escape. Art's inspiration is called the Muse. The Muse looks a lot like suffering. Art divides people. If it doesn't, it has failed in its … Continue reading Art is useless