Art and work and art and life are very connected and my whole life has been absurd. There isn't a thing in my life that has happened that hasn't been extreme - personal health, family, economic situations...absurdity is the key word...
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hesse connects art, work, and life through a lens of absurdity and extreme experiences.
- In plain terms
- Art and life are linked by extreme and absurd events.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that life and art often defy normal expectations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your work reflect your life?
- Where do you find meaning in chaos?
Another view
Not every artist experiences life as extreme or absurd.
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