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.
Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I think it's just as important to play new instruments as to play new pieces. The old ones are getting scarcer and the new ones more and more wonderful.
Have a strong vision about the story you want to tell and how you want to tell it.
I can't tell you where a poem comes from, what it is, or what it is for: nor can any other man. The reason I can't tell you is that the purpose of a poem is to go past telling, to be recognised by burning.
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