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Photographing your neighborhood

My dad always tells me to take a lot of photos of things that may seem mundane to me today -> i.e the streets I walk on often, or the front of the coffee shops I always go to. Simply because it’ll be nice to look back on, and the film is cheap (bc it’s an iPhone).

@Usernameusernendjfjfjjc

Apr 21, 2024

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Photo walks

Pick a spot, grab a camera (film, digital, your phone in airplane mode), and go for a stroll. Once you start looking for pictures you'll noticing all sorts of things you normally miss. A little fresh air and a little creativity.

@lucius

Feb 19, 2024

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Take dramatic photos of your old place at sunset

So you can go back and access that love and joy you felt there at any time—that feeling will never go away! And think about how exciting it will be to have a larger space to make new memories in! (Pictured: my first apartment)

@taterhole

Jul 10, 2024

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CREATE ART LIKE A CHILD

Don’t underestimate the talent and creativity of toddlers and preschoolers. From working in child care for several years I can say that I’ve been truly inspired by some of the art these kids make. It‘s like the purest form of expressionism. Child art is spontaneous, passionate, whimsical, and free. When young kids make art, a lot of their process is the experience of mark making. To a toddler, art is discovery and play. This process inspires my own work now. I create with the intent to play and learn, not to produce a masterpiece. I’ve found that the less I think about the end result, the more confident and free I am in my choices. Practice naïveté and joy in your art and I promise you will create work that reflects your spirit. Reconnect with your inner child artist :) (All of these images are from toddlers I have worked with)

@roses

4d ago

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ANCIENT ART IS MORE THAN JUST HISTORY

Look, for a while I did not care about prehistoric art. It was hidden beneath the veil of primitivism. Let‘s rewire our contemporary brains and try to view the past a little differently. When looking at prehistoric art, how do you feel? Does it make you excited to imagine a world before your time? Does it seem boring or even uninspired? Maybe you feel confused or disconnected due to the history between yourself and the work that stands before you. No matter how ancient works of art make you feel, it is crucial to learn and recognize the value and importance of these pieces and how they relate to the world around us. Why is it so important? I mean, we are living in the future! We have 3D printers, self-driving cars, and infinite knowledge at our fingertips. Why should we be looking to the past? For starters, we can learn about ourselves by seeing what our ancestors did 10,000 years ago. Prehistoric art is a major influence on contemporary art. Ever since the discovery of cave drawings and ancient Egyptian tombs, artists have been inspired by their primordial selves. The value of looking back is to learn about how it has inspired our own art. What we would consider art from the past, is influenced by the art of an even more distant past, and so on. We can learn about humanity and how we view the world just by looking at how we lived and created art throughout history. It is important to see where we started out so we can see where we are going in the future. Ancient art reveals historical details that we may not have been able to understand had it not been for the art created at the time. All this to say remind yourself that people in the past were people like us, living life and making art. We aren’t so different from our historical siblings.

@roses

4d ago

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EVERYTHING FIONA APPLE WRITES

“Full is not heavy as empty, not nearly, my love” ”I don’t want a home, I’d ruin that, Home is where my habits have a habitat.” “’member when I was so sick and you didn’t believe me? Then you got sick too and guess who took care of you? You hated that, didn’t you, didn’t you?” ”I ran out of white doves feathers, to soak up the hot piss that comes from your mouth every time you address me” “I’m a tulip in a cup, I stand no chance of growing up, I’ve made my peace I’m dead I’m done, I watched you live to have my fun,” I could go on and on but these are just some that came to mind

@roses

1d ago