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What Do You See? art beauty creators imagination purpose Jun 03, 2024

We experience our lives initially through our senses as a series of sights, sounds, smells and so on. Later we recall and modify the memories that were created by our senses. Together, our senses...

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It's All Good art creators mindset perception transformation Apr 15, 2024

Have you ever been so sad that it felt like a physical pain, like you couldn’t breathe? Has someone betrayed you so thoroughly, so unexpectedly that you walked around in a daze, thinking,...

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The Heart of Art art authenticity community connection creators Apr 08, 2024

Chances are good you are reading this on a backlit electronic screen. Chances are also good that this article isn’t the only thing that has been presented to you on that screen today. In...

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Will AI Replace Creators? art artificial intelligence collaboration inspiration muse performance Apr 01, 2024

It is the spring of 2024, and we find ourselves in the beginning stages of AI-phobia. It’s the latest fad-fear (next to, you know, global thermonuclear destruction). “AI is going to...

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Never Perfect art discipline excellence motivation perfectionism Mar 11, 2024

Art is the most personal act. By definition, an original piece of art can only come from within. Each if us is influenced by that which has come before, of course, but the finished product is...

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The Last Day art authenticity content creators focus inspiration mindfulness motivation Feb 19, 2024

“Today is a good day to die.” You have heard the phrase in numerous contexts, usually attributed to Native American culture. While the exact origin of the phrase is uncertain, I prefer...

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But Is It Art? ai art artificial intelligence creators future music writing Feb 12, 2024

We’ve all seen the headlines: “Have ChatGPT write a best-selling book for you in seconds!” “I make $100,000 a month from one post written with ChatGPT!” Unless you are...

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Ritual of Preparation art creators mindfulness mindset motivation preparation Dec 04, 2023

The smell of the polish, the feel of the wood; after all these years it still brings me pleasure and no small amount of comfort to perform my ritual of preparation before I step on a stage or hit...

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The Dark Side art authenticity creator expression inspiration motivation success Nov 13, 2023

“Sad songs, they say so much,” sang Elton John in 1984. The dark side of art was popular long before Bernie Taupin wrote those lyrics and remains so now.

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