Art & Fear

"If you think good work is synonymous with perfect work, you're headed for big trouble."
This relates to all the times that you finish a piece of work and it isn't exactly the way you wanted it to be. When its complete, but there is a minor thing that you wished turned out different. This quote is saying that your work doesn't have to be perfect to be good, which is assuring. In fact, it makes me believe that imperfect work can be better than perfect work. No one knows what you intended for your work to look like so if it isn't perfect, chances are that people wont even notice.

"In a general way, fears about yourself prevent you from doing your best work, while fears about your reception by others prevent you from doing your own work."
This quote is significant to me because it reminds me that doubting yourself doesnt get you anywhere and teaches me that it can even make matters worse. In addition, it reminds me that worrying about what other people think could possibly cause you to make work more so for others than for yourself. For me, making art has always been something i do for me. It is imortant that i remember this in my art making process from here on out.

"Asking your work to prove anything only invites doom."
I like this quote because it helps assure me that my art doesnt have to prove anything. Trying to make my work prove somehting can be a bad thing because it can make myself throw away good ideas that i have. It makes it hard to create something with out thinking about the outcome. In reality, creating art with no initial intention can lead to something really successful.