The condition every art requires is, not so much freedom from restriction, as freedom from adulteration and from the intrusion of foreign matter.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Art needs freedom from contamination and foreign influences rather than just freedom from restriction.
- In plain terms
- Art needs to be pure, not just free.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect art from outside contamination.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What corrupts your creative process?
- How do you protect your work?
Another view
Absolute isolation is impossible in a connected world.
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