They told me my images were dark, depressive and wouldn’t sell well. I didn’t make them to be sold. I was making them to save myself from insanity and excruciating pain. I had finally found a way to channel and embrace my darkness through art. And I was harming no one.
Believe me, believe us.
“Nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.”
– Janet Fitch, White Oleander.
” You know you are an artist if you have to do art – it’s like breathing and you have no choice. Nothing should be able to stop you.”
– Marina Abramović
“An artist is someone who can hold two opposing viewpoints and still remain fully functional.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sculptor Zheng Chunhui Spent 4 Years Carving the World’s Longest Wooden Sculpture
Source: ThisIsColossal
