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Every artist is looking for their big, definitive “Ah-Ha!” moment, whether theyʼre a Master or not.


That moment where they finally find their true voice, once and for all. For me, it was when I discovered drawing on the cover of my notepad in grade school. Other, more famous and notable examples would be Jackson Pollack discovering splatter paint. Or Robert Ryman discovering all-white canvases. Andy Warhol discovering silkscreen. Hunter S. Thompson discovering Gonzo Journalism. Duchamp discovering the Found Object. Jasper Johns discovering the American Flag.

But it wasnʼt the format that made the art great. It was the fact that somehow while playing around with something new, suddenly they found themselves able to put their entire selves into it.

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