what is art but a hope and a question? | Alicia Guo

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When asking myself why I create art, an incomplete but true answer would be because it’s what I’ve always done. In the moments that I am incapable of stringing together the right words, I turn to art. It’s how I find myself dealing with feelings - both those that I don’t want and those that I would like to preserve and hold close to take with me wherever I go. It’s a deeply personal act, whether or not that is my intention. I believe that is because it is impossible to hide from your creations, that everything ends up on display and it is entirely you, right now, in the present. What is reflected is who I am, not who I was or who I wish to be. She is the person with whom I engage and spend my time with. I can no more produce the same pieces as I did a year ago than I can create something that I’m not ready to make. Art and observation are inseparable, and that to me is seduction of art. That exhilaration comes from the act of being witness to the world and to the people in it. Each lin

Alicia Guo — what is art but a hope and a question? ← basement February 3, 2022 · art · creativity · reflection a loose weaving of thoughts on (my) art and where I find myself in the creative ecosystem When asking myself why I create art, an incomplete but true answer would be because it's what I've always done. In the moments that I am incapable of stringing together the right words, I turn to art. It's how I find myself dealing with feelings - both those that I don't want and those that I would like to preserve and hold close to take with me wherever I go. It's a deeply personal act, whether

what is art but a hope and a question? | Alicia Guo

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