February 22, 2012
I almost wish I hadn’t seen this. The young, energetic community it depicts is exactly what I’m pining for right now. I hate having to drive 45 minutes to get to where things are happening. I wanna be in the thick of it. I want to affect it. I worry that my brash, reckless years will be behind me by the time I can afford to relocate and I’ll be left chasing some myth of youth and freedom. Great doc, though.

I almost wish I hadn’t seen this. The young, energetic community it depicts is exactly what I’m pining for right now. I hate having to drive 45 minutes to get to where things are happening. I wanna be in the thick of it. I want to affect it.

I worry that my brash, reckless years will be behind me by the time I can afford to relocate and I’ll be left chasing some myth of youth and freedom. Great doc, though.

8:29pm
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June 4, 2011
"I just needed time alone with my own thoughts,
Got treasures in my mind but couldn’t open up my own vault,
My childlike creativity, purity, and honesty is honestly being crowded by these grown thoughts."

— Kanye West, “Power”

12:50pm
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November 2, 2010
"Making art is like beginning a sentence before you know it’s ending. The risks are obvious: you may never get to the end of the sentence at all – or having gotten there, you may not have said anything. This is probably not a good idea in public speaking, but it’s an excellent idea in making art."

— Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

(Source: blog.chasejarvis.com)

1:25pm
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Filed under: Art Art and Fear Chase Jarvis Creativity Quote