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Earlier this year, I got hooked on the idea of finding the tallest tree in the world.
Hyperion is a coast redwood and towers at 380 ft (115m) tall. Out of all 3 trillion trees on the planet, Hyperion is the tallest. I spent half a year researching, road tripping, and bushwhacking through the dense forest just to try and find this tree. Its location has been kept secret for a decade by the arborists who discovered it for fear of it being harmed. After six months of searching, I finally found it. The last photograph is my proof.
Wanna know what the best part was? Feeling guiltlessly like a kid again on a giant adventure. There are so many parts of adulthood that suppress our inner sense of wonder and awe. Don’t listen to them. Chasing your dreams and the things that intrigue you - no matter how silly they may sound - is the most important thing you can do in life. Get out there and find your tree.
Somewhere in Redwood National Park, CA. October 2015.
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Inspiration demands a certain posture, the sort of posture people feel when they are overawed by something large and mysterious. They are both humbled and self-confident, surrendering and also powerful. When people are inspired they are willing to take a daring lark toward something truly great. They’re brave enough to embrace the craggy fierceness of the truth and to try to express it in some new way.
Yes, hard work is really important for achievement. But life is more mysterious than just that.
"David Brooks examines what we really talk about when we talk about “inspiration” and how it relates to the “deliberate practice” model of genius.
Complement with artist Agnes Martin on inspiration and T.S. Eliot on the mystical quality of creativity.
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(Source: explore-blog, via luxlit)
my hero
I was worried that the cleaner might have lost her job over this, but apparently the company that employs her stood up for her and said she was just doing her job.
Now I can comfortably lol.
god bless you lady cause these white ppl out of hand
If modern art is supposed to challenge the viewer by posing the question, “What is art, really?”, it needs to be prepared for viewers to answer that question.
Art: what is art, really?
Cleaning Lady: not thisI’ve said it before: if scattered trash is a legitimate art installation, then cleaning it up is legitimate performance art and she should also get thousands of dollars for her incisive commentary
^^^
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Afterglow no.6
Afterglow no.7
Graphite, standol, beeswax and damar on paper
10x10cm, 56x38cm absolute
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Graphite powder, standol, beeswax and damar on board
5.2x5.2cm, 26x31cm absolute
(De)void
Graphite, damar, standol and beeswax on board
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Afterglow no.3
Pigment, damar, standol and beeswax on board
10x10cm, 50x50cm absolute