Art is the easiest thing in my life, and that's ironic. It doesn't mean I've worked little on it, but it's the only thing I never had to... I have no fear. I could take risks.
Interpretation
Art comes naturally to me, allowing for freedom and risk-taking without fear.
In this quote, Eva Hesse reflects on her relationship with art, describing it as something that comes effortlessly to her. She acknowledges the work she has done but emphasizes that art is a domain where she feels liberated and unafraid, highlighting the contrast between the challenges of other pursuits and the instinctive ease she has with creative expression.
In practice
This quote could be used in an art class to inspire students to embrace their creativity.
I have the most openness about my art... It's total freedom and willingness to work. I'm willing really to walk on the edge, and if I haven't achieved it, that's where I want to go. But in my life - maybe because my life has been so traumatic, so absurd - there hasn't been one normal, happy thing.
I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living.
More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a painting can disappear. What counts is the seed.
The Difference Between Art and Life is that Art is More Bearable
Meeting authors is kind of the death of the characters. That is always heartbreaking.
Novel writing is the slowest art form in the world. It is not a sprint. It is not even a marathon. It is a series of marathons that stretch over and over across a continent.
There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises.... If you write for life, you'll work hard; you'll do what's honest, not what pays
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