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.
In the future, everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.
We find things beautiful because we recognize them and contrariwise we find things beautiful because their novelty surprises us.
I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn't find sticks or music or anything where I was, but that was expected because there was nothing there anyway. And I think that was possibly the greatest asset for me, just not knowing.
From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.
I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.
Everyone is not able, or inclined, to write poetry in the narrower sense any more than everyone is qualified to take part in a walking race. But just as all of us can and do walk, so all of us can and do use language poetically.
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