When you think about art, what do you think of? A painting? A sculpture? A Drawing?
“Let me ask you something. What is not art?” Author Unknown
You see art is not just that which is painted, or drawn, or sculptured, or designed.
Whether we know it or not, everything we create each and everyday is art. It is that creative part of ourselves that takes on many different forms. Starting a business? Art. Making a meal? Art. Having a conversation? Art. Choosing which clothes to wear? Art. Planting a garden? Art.
Kind of cool don’t you think?
We are all artists. We are all inherently creative. The challenge for each of us is to find the artist within to more meaningfully create what you most desire in your life.
“The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” Paul Strand
The most powerful art comes from the art you create inside yourself. This is a critical step in the direction of self-awareness and knowledge that will support you in reaching your full potential and creating great art everyday. This step is imperative if you are going to have a positive influence on the world around you.
Look into your heart. What do you see? Great art is within each of us. You just have to discover the key to unlock the door.
One of the reasons people don’t look inwardly to find solutions, to draw on their creativity, or learn about themselves is because they might not like what they uncover. Inside of you is a truth so powerful that it can take you anywhere you want to go. The artist within, that creative part of you, is waiting to be set free.
“All art requires courage.” Ann Tucket
The fact of the matter is that we are afraid to uncover the truth about ourselves because we might not like what we will find. Sometimes the truth may make us uncomfortable or maybe a little uneasy. It is just easier to go along coasting through life with blinders on than to face the truth.
Think how different our world would be if we all could look at and speak the truth on a more regular basis. Maybe even this statement frightens you.
The truth is inside your heart and so is the artist within you. You just have to be willing to go there. Everything you see is art. Everything you feel is art.
You are an artist, a powerful and unique artist. What kind of art are you going to create?
“A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.” Albert Camus
Let me know what you think.
Until next week, remember the only boxes that exist are the ones you create yourself.
