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Critics and practitioners - Chris Dixon

• kjhughes 14y ago
  “When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.” – Picasso Dixon goes on to point out that the tension also exists within artists (and practitioners/entrepreneurs) themselves. I too find this to be true. I often like to resolve conceptual impasses by dropping down to more mundane levels, making the parts I understand work for real, and then returning to the conceptual impasse to see if the new perspective doesn't help resolve the problem. Jumbling "Form and Structure and Meaning" and "cheap turpentine" together in one mind (of a practitioner or a critic) can be surprisingly productive.