Day: June 2, 2022

“Individuals are far too complex to have uncomplicated labels.”—Philip Pullman

I’m not into labels. I do not like when people today try to label me or many others centered on demographics, geography, and way of living. When labels are used like that, they skip the subtleties and depth of the particular person getting labeled. 

Labels can be applied about and by artists in ways that are furthermore harmful. It is ironic that artists, who constantly try to push boundaries in type, type, and functionality, so normally conclude up labeled into stylistic types that mentally restrict them and inhibit their creative imagination. Whether it is really a societal or a self-label, strictly calling oneself an “impressionist,” a “realist,” or an “summary artist” can mentally lower off inspiration and stimulus, as there are truly no restrictions when it comes to a canvas, a paintbrush, and a artistic head! 

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