The End?

As I near the end of the semester – the last semester- I consider the future. Until now the future seemed somewhat certain. At the end of elementary school you go to middle school, then off to high school and then college. But after college? The next step is foggy. Reading The Death of the […]

Exploring the Creative Process

To me, the creative process is the most interesting part of art. A lot of the enjoyment I get out of listening to music or watching a film is thinking about how its many pieces came together to create something with the effortless illusion of being whole. The finished product only shows so much of […]

Resurrecting the Artist

A response to “The Death of the Artist.” “The Death of the Artist” by William Deresiewicz approaches art as a kind of misfit star child. Art is an outsider to the real world, a world run by corporations, competing careers, and ultimately, money. Art in this context, must struggle to survive and find a useful […]