Every artist makes himself born. It is very much harder than the other time, and longer.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Artists must consciously rebuild their identity and craft through difficult effort beyond natural birth.
- In plain terms
- Creating an artist takes more work and time than being born normally.
- What can you take from it?
- Becoming an artist requires deliberate, difficult rebirth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do artists become artists?
- Is art learned or innate?
Another view
It assumes all artists face this struggle equally.
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