Photography, drawing and writing are based around noticing. You can see something without noticing. We often do. We see far too many things to notice them all. Something can be right in the middle of your vision - you are looking right at it, but you don’t notice. That’s normal. Perhaps even necessary.
Read MoreYour brain is way smarter than you.
It can predict all sorts of complex motions. You can complete familiar tasks with your eyes closed. You can get something done without even noticing. If you learn to juggle you don’t even have to look at your hands. It just happens.
Read MoreWhen creating photographs, you begin with the ability to create something photo-realistic with virtually no effort. This reveals an aspect of an underlying challenge in art work and in how we see reality.
Read MoreAnd that’s okay.
If you try to make artwork that everyone likes, you might not make something that anyone loves. You almost certainly won't make work that you love making.
Read MoreI am in a room surrounded by items of such complexity, utility and quality that they would have been far beyond the reach of the wealthiest people or nations just a few decades ago. I have nearly infinitely powerful computer in my pocket with the answer to all questions.
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