Artistic value

From the brilliant poet, Amanda Gorman. Beautiful words every creative should take to heart:

“I think if I could go back in time and give myself a message, it would be to reiterate that my value as an artist doesn’t come from how much I create. I think that mind-set is yoked to capitalism. Being an artist is about how and why you touch people’s lives, even if it’s one person. Even if that’s yourself, in the process of art-making.”

Amanda Gorman. “7 Questions, 75 Artists, 1 Very Bad Year”, The New York Times 10 March 2021.

H/T Rob M.