such an amazing artist because his work doesn’t last. this documentary makes you want to interact with the world in ways that don’t use it up or consume but add to it and then disappear.
My father is a wood, stone, reclaimed materials, and xeriscape artist and resents that he‘s subjected to the gaze of an audience if anything. I know with absolute certainty that he would feel compelled to create beautiful things even if he were the last man on earth, even if there were nothing left to build with. it’s the way he interfaces with the world! I think that’s very common among the most humble working artists who really do it for their craft and it’s why they’re able to be so prolific. Many of these artists don’t become known until after their deaths, if ever.
contemplate the mortality of art and its creator. art continues to touch after death. don’t confuse this for immortality, just means your ideas were more crucial than you were
some people go their whole lives without experiencing something they want to do or allowing themselves to try something. the rules are made up. you are not too old for anything
