Art is what makes life more interesting than Art

Recently a shrewd businessman suggested I attend a marketing workshop, inspired by Lady Gaga’s success, to discover tools to achieve greater financial prosperity.  Although this did appeal to my marketing sensibilities powered by generations of Chinese and American genes, in all honesty the wind flew out of my sails. I was pigeon holed and surprised by the lack of understanding of what makes art - art, all the while confronted with my own survival instincts.  Yikes.

What is art and what is not. A short interview with Milton Glaser

Luckily Hansje, an inspiring friend and creator of the Polliniferous Project - A World In A Shell, read my mind and sent this Email, "maybe this gives you some impulses" with a link to Contemporary Art Daily's article about Robert Filiou's vision:

All art is life is play, and all are part of everything in the world all the time.

This brought a big smile to my face. 

Never the less this was a wake up call.  Once again I reevaluated my artistic motives. Inspiring deeper feelings by creating worlds which engage participation of the viewers imagination is what seems to be the root of my calling.

Whatever you do do something else...

As a result of this slight provocation I discovered that I did not want to spend my time doing the same things I once did. Was someone else actually telling me to think big? If art-being-life is intergalactic then my journey has only just begun!

Title: Meisje niet zo snel weg rennen, het is gewoon een beetje roest op het hart - dat kan je weg poetsen.