"All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer. art is an action against death. It is a denial of death.” Jacques Lipchitz
How amazing is this quote? For Jacques, death is only kept at bay through the creative outlet of sculpting. Very profound for what I believe about the connection between art and passion. One can say that without passion we are like the "walking dead". Zombies, if you will, moving along through the monotony of life. Sculpting, for Mr. Lipchitz, is his definition of passion. If he were not able to sculpt, he believes he would simply die. I have said on numerous occasions that if I lost the use my legs and could never dance again, I would die. I only realize now, through this quote, what that really means. To have passion flowing through me so much so that I would rather die than be unable to create. People feeling this passionate are a dying breed.
The piece I have chosen to showcase is Jacques Lipchitz's "Birth of the Muses" (how appropriate). This piece, though I know nothing about sculpting, says "passion" to me. It is bold, fierce and capitivating. In my experience, these are some of the best ingrediants for truly passionate art.
Wow! Okay so I just had to break this down for myself. If Life equals Passion and Life is the opposite of Death, then to live without passion is essentially not living at all. It kind of shines another perspective on those on the streets that are described as the walking dead. They live each day without passion, attempting to fill the emptiness with drugs, sex, alcohol, and/or violence. If only they had the second chance at Life (to find their Passion).
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs a reason to LIVE! Passion is EVERYTHING!
ReplyDeleteYay! Had that same thought process when I read that quote. Girl, I had to write about it! :-)
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