10 July, 2013

    MARINA ABRAMOVIC - AN ARTIST'S LIFE MANIFESTO

    1. An artist's conduct in his life:
    – An artist should not lie to himself or others
    – An artist should not steal ideas from other artists
    – An artist should not compromise for themselves or in regards to the art market
    – An artist should not kill other human beings
    – An artist should not make themselves into an idol
    – An artist should not make themselves into an idol
    – An artist should not make themselves into an idol

    2. An artist's relation to his love life:
    – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist
    – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist
    – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist

    3. An artist's relation to the erotic:
    – An artist should develop an erotic point of view on the world
    – An artist should be erotic
    – An artist should be erotic
    – An artist should be erotic

    4. An artist's relation to suffering:
    – An artist should suffer
    – From the suffering comes the best work
    – Suffering brings transformation
    – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit
    – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit
    – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit

    5. An artist's relation to depression:
    – An artist should not be depressed
    – Depression is a disease and should be cured
    – Depression is not productive for an artist
    – Depression is not productive for an artist
    – Depression is not productive for an artist

    6. An artist's relation to suicide:
    – Suicide is a crime against life
    – An artist should not commit suicide
    – An artist should not commit suicide
    – An artist should not commit suicide

    7. An artist's relation to inspiration:
    – An artist should look deep inside themselves for inspiration
    – The deeper they look inside themselves, the more universal they become
    – The artist is universe
    – The artist is universe
    – The artist is universe

    8. An artist's relation to self-control:
    – The artist should not have self-c ontrol about his life
    – The artist should have total self-control about his work
    – The artist should not have self-control about his life
    – The artist should have total self-control about his work

    9. An artist's relation with transparency:
    – The artist should give and receive at the same time
    – Transparency means receptive
    – Transparency means to give
    – Transparency means to receive
    – Transparency means receptive
    – Transparency means to give
    – Transparency means to receive
    – Transparency means receptive
    – Transparency means to give
    – Transparency means to receive

    10. An artist's relation to symbols:
    – An artist creates his own symbols
    – Symbols are an artist's language
    – The language must then be translated
    – Sometimes it is difficult to find the key
    – Sometimes it is difficult to find the key
    – Sometimes it is difficult to find the key

    11. An artist's relation to silence:
    – An artist has to understand silence
    – An artist has to create a space for silence to enter his work
    – Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean
    – Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean
    – Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean

    12. An artist's relation to solitude:
    – An artist must make time for the long periods of solitude
    – Solitude is extremely important
    – Away from home
    – Away from the studio
    – Away from family
    – Away from friends
    – An artist should stay for long periods of time at waterfalls
    – An artist should stay for long periods of time at exploding volcanoes
    – An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the fast running rivers
    – An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the horizon where the ocean and sky meet
    – An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the stars in the night sky

    13. An artist's conduct in relation to work:
    – An artist should avoid going to the studio every day
    – An artist should not treat his work schedule as a bank employee does
    – An artist should explore life and work only when an idea comes to him in a dream or during the day as a vision that arises as a surprise
    – An artist should not repeat himself
    – An artist should not overproduce
    – An artist should avoid his own art pollution
    – An artist should avoid his own art pollution
    – An artist should avoid his own art pollution

    14. An artist's possessions:
    – Buddhist monks advise that it is best to have nine possessions in their life:
    1 robe for the summer
    1 robe for the winter
    1 pair of shoes
    1 begging bowl for food
    1 mosquito net
    1 prayer book
    1 umbrella
    1 mat to sleep on
    1 pair of glasses if needed
    – An artist should decide for himself the minimum personal possessions they should have
    – An artist should have more and more of less and less
    – An artist should have more and more of less and less
    – An artist should have more and more of less and less

    15. A list of an artist's friends:
    – An artist should have friends that lift their spirits
    – An artist should have friends that lift their spirits
    – An artist should have friends that lift their spirits

    16. A list of an artist's enemies:
    – Enemies are very important
    – The Dalai Lama has said that it is easy to have compassion with friends but much more difficult to have compassion with enemies
    – An artist has to learn to forgive
    – An artist has to learn to forgive
    – An artist has to learn to forgive

    17. Different death scenarios:
    – An artist has to be aware of his own mortality
    – For an artist, it is not only important how he lives his life but also how he dies
    – An artist should look at the symbols of his work for the signs of different death scenarios
    – An artist should die consciously without fear
    – An artist should die consciously without fear
    – An artist should die consciously without fear

    18. Different funeral scenarios: – An artist should give instructions before the funeral so that everything is done the way he wants it
    – The funeral is the artist's last art piece before leaving
    – The funeral is the artist's last art piece before leaving
    – The funeral is the artist's last art piece before leaving

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