WHY FLAWLESS ART IS OVERRATED
CALLING ALL HUMANS.
THIS IS YOUR REMINDER: PERFECT IS NOT THE GOAL.
PERFECT IS OFTEN JUST FEAR WITH GOOD LIGHTING.
PERFECTION IS A FILTER.
IT SMOOTHES THE EDGE OFF EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE CALL IT “TASTE.”
THE INTERNET TRAINED PEOPLE TO WORSHIP “CLEAN.”
CLEAN FACES. CLEAN HOMES. CLEAN BRANDING. CLEAN ART.
LIKE LIFE EVER LOOKED LIKE THAT FOR MORE THAN TWO MINUTES.
SO YES.
FLAWLESS ART IS OVERRATED.
NOT BECAUSE SKILL IS BAD.
BUT BECAUSE “FLAWLESS” USUALLY MEANS “SAFE.”
SAFE FROM JUDGMENT.
SAFE FROM HONESTY.
SAFE FROM BEING HUMAN IN PUBLIC.
IMPERFECTION ISN’t A PROBLEM.
IT’S EVIDENCE.
A RECEIPT THAT SOMEONE SHOWED UP WITH A PULSE.
WHY THIS MISCONCEPTION MATTERS
PERFECTION BUILDS A QUIET HIERARCHY.
A LITTLE INVISIBLE LADDER.
POLISHED AT THE TOP. HUMAN AT THE BOTTOM.
THAT LADDER DOES THREE THINGS:
- IT PARALYZES ARTISTS.
- IT TRAINS VIEWERS TO LOVE “SAFE BEAUTY” ONLY.
- IT STARVES CONNECTION.
WHEN ART BECOMES A BEAUTY CONTEST, STORY DIES.
AND WITHOUT STORY, YOU’RE JUST BUYING SURFACE.
A WALLPAPER MOMENT.
A FLEX.
A SCREENSHOT.
CULTURE’S OBSESSION WITH POLISH
LOOK AROUND.
EVERYTHING IS TRYING TO LOOK EXPENSIVE.
GLASS TOWERS. PERFECT SMILES. “PREMIUM” EVERYTHING.
PERFECTION IS A CONTROL SYSTEM.
IT DOESN’T MAKE US BETTER.
IT MAKES US PERFORM.
BUT SOME ARTISTS DID THE OPPOSITE.
THEY PUT THE NERVE ON THE WALL.
THEY LET THE WORK BREATHE.
THEY LET IT BLEED A LITTLE.
AND PEOPLE STILL FEEL IT.
BECAUSE IT’S TRUE.
3 STEPS TO EMBRACE IMPERFECTION
- NAME THE INNER CRITIC
THAT VOICE IS OFTEN SOCIETY WEARING YOUR FACE.
HEAR IT. DON’T FOLLOW IT. - TREAT FLAWS AS FEATURES
VISIBLE BRUSHSTROKES. CROOKED LINES. WRONG TURNS.
THAT’S NOT “MESSY.” THAT’S YOUR SIGNATURE. - CURATE WITH COURAGE
BUY WHAT MOVES YOU.
NOT WHAT MATCHES A COUCH.
LOOK FOR THE CRACKS. THAT’S WHERE THE STORY ESCAPES.
THIS ISN’T JUST ART TALK.
IT’S A HUMAN POLICY.
PERFECTION IS A PERFORMANCE.
IMPERFECTION IS REALNESS.
REALNESS IS WHERE WE REMEMBER EACH OTHER.
EARTHTOPIA NEEDS THAT.
PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE HUMANS OVER TRIBES.
REBUILDING OVER POSTURING.
CARE OVER CLEAN.
BE EARTHTOPIAN.
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