When I see an artist whose work I like at a party - I'm old now, so I can do this - I go right over and tell them how much I like their work. Instantly, I'm on their side. The act of saying it takes away the competition. The act of saying it makes me not hate them anymore, because they're good.
Interpretation
Acknowledging and appreciating an artist's work fosters a sense of camaraderie rather than competition.
Marilyn Minter's quote reflects the idea that expressing admiration for another artist's work can dissolve feelings of jealousy or competition. By openly sharing appreciation, one creates a supportive environment that promotes collaboration and connection among artists, transforming competitive feelings into positive recognition and unity.
In practice
In a speech at an art exhibition, someone could use this quote to highlight the importance of supporting fellow creators.
Some of the young photographers today enter photography where I leave off. My "grandchildren" astound me. What I worked for they seem to be born with. So I wonder where Their affirmations of Spirit will lead. My wish for them is that their unfolding proceeds to fullness of Spirit, however astonishing or anguished their lives.
I respect most boxers because they're violent people who learned to discipline themselves ... a good boxer is an artist ... Boxing is existential - some fights are better than others.
You have to create the show anew, and find it anew, on a nightly basis.
The delight we experience when we allow ourselves to respond to a fairy tale, the enchantment we feel, comes not from the psychological meaning of the tale (although this contributes to it) but from its literary qualities-the tale itself as a work of art.
Fashions come and go; bad taste is timeless.
I respect the fact that a director has studied the text and the road map of work before us, the subtleties, interconnections, underpinnings... His job is to paint the entire picture and knows all the colors that have to be in it.
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