Burning for Your Art

I like this quote but I do have a caveat to it …

I agree that what makes a piece true art is its way of appearing so different and so new that we feel compelled to stop and ponder. That does take destroying what already is understood and expected, for yourself and for your viewer. But, I would not want others to think that concepts considered ordinary do not have their value. We need the ordinary, we need to the simple and comforting things that meet our expectations. If it weren’t for these, the extraordinary would not be, well, extraordinary. Everything has its place. Even the ordinary. However, to be an artist, you have to reach beyond, be a unique voice that makes others stop and listen.

Quote by Charles Bukowski and graphic by Chris Piascik