We are not moving towards some kind of goal. We are at the goal, and it is changing with us. If art has any purpose, it is to open our eyes to that fact.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that life and art are dynamic processes rather than static goals, urging us to recognize and embrace change as a constant aspect of existence.
Antony Gormley's quote suggests that rather than striving for a fixed destination or achievement in life, we should acknowledge that we are perpetually in a state of change, and that our understanding of purpose evolves alongside us. Art serves as a medium that enhances our awareness of this fluidity, encouraging us to appreciate the current moment and the continuous transformation of our experiences.
In practice
During a lecture on contemporary art, one could use this quote to illustrate how art reflects the ongoing changes in society.
I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life.
It's wonderful to see art in a museum, but it is institutionalised. I don't like the idea of the artwork as something that requires special conditions. I would like it to be universal.
Art is not about objects of high monetary exchange. It's about reasserting our firsthand experience in present time.
Poetry is for me Eucharistic. You take someone else's suffering into your body, their passion comes into your body, and in doing that you commune, you take communion, you make a community with others.
The novel I am constantly writing is always the same one, and it might be described as a variously sliced-up or torn-apart book of myself.
I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being the essence of the character.
If I'm gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it's very important for me to know that I'm working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we're going for something together.
I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.
I have always felt my role as a designer is to do the very best I can for a woman to make her look her best. Fashion is only fashion once a woman puts it on.
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