Give Yourself Away
Douglas L. Fros sayst: After receiving an honorary degree from MICA in 2001, Marcella Louis Brenner, {90+ year old widow of abstract expressionist Morris Louis ; she understood what the life of an artist was like) spoke to a hall full of students and faculty. Her remarks ended with the following salute:
“I honor you, your determination, your nerve, your courage, your willingness to take risks, your ability to be alone with your struggle…I thank you for trying to make real for us what is real for you. And I thank you for your willingness to endure loneliness and anxiety in order to give yourself away.”
About as good a definition / description of what it is to be an artist as any I’ve ever come across.
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