The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.
Interpretation
Artists have the role of fostering awareness and critical thinking in a troubled society.
In a society facing turmoil and disturbance, the artist plays a crucial role in awakening the consciousness of individuals. By provoking thought and elevating the intellectual discourse, artists encourage people to question their surroundings and reflect on the universe, driving societal change through inspiration and awareness.
In practice
In a lecture about the impact of art on society, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of questioning societal norms.
All the aggressive actions I do to myself I would never dream of doing in my own life - I am not this kind of person. I cry if I cut myself peeling potatoes. I am taking the plane, there is turbulence, I am shaking. In performance, I become, somehow, like not a mortal.
I hate studio. For me, studio is a trap to overproduce and repeat yourself. It is a habit that leads to art pollution.
First of all, to do performance art, you really have to give 100 percent. I only know that I have to give 100 percent and then what happens, happens.
Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.
I want people to come to me open and vulnerable. When they come to the gallery, they have to leave their watches, their computers, their Blackberrys, iPads, iPhones, because we are so incredibly used to technology, and I wanted to remove that.
When you have heartbreak, what's important is that you don't go halfway. Go all the way down. Don't take pills that keep you in limbo. Cry out all the feelings. Then your own energy for life will put you up again. You become stronger.
I hate this life of the fashionable world, always ordered, measured, ruled, like our music-paper. What I have always wished for, desired, and coveted, is the life of an artist, free and independent, relying only on my own resources, and accountable only to myself.
Whereas money is a means to an end for a filmmaker, to the corporate mind money is the end. Right now, I think independent film is very confused, because there's excess pressure in the marketplace for entertainment to pay off.
It is better to imitate ancient than modern work.
People are meant to be certain places, and I think I'm meant to be on a sound stage doing situation comedy.
For me, style is about quality, integrity and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.
You have to take a lot of bad pictures. Dont' be afraid to take bad pictures... You have to take a lot of bad pictures in order to know when you've got a good one.
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