Such a subversive act in giving away your art, Nishant!🙏. So counter cultural to our society’s posture of scarcity and hoarding. Keep living into your abundance mindset!
I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. Your art abandonment project is one of my favorites, remembering the first time you placed tiny art for people to discover. It has the power to change the present moment for that individual. It can even change the course of an entire day and longer if you think about it. You mentioned that the thought of this action having the potential of being counterintuitive in your quest for autonomy--I reflected on this. Although any consequence stemming from any action is possible, I imagined an adventure for the fortunate person finding your tiny art. A 12 year old girl walking with her mom was just scolded for scraping up her knee because she was looking up at a tree, trying to catch a glimpse of the bird that was singing so beautifully when she tripped on an uneven and raised corner of the sidewalk. They were on their way to see a friend and say goodbye before heading back to Lithuania. On the outside of the window, the girl discovers to her delight, a tiny art of tiny people. She secretly tucks that piece of treasure away in her dress pocket. When she arrives home in Lithuania, she proudly shows her gift to her friends. They are all excited. That evening after dinner, she retires to her room, takes out her tiny art of tiny people and decides she, too, would become a creator of tiny art of tiny people. And, with that thought, she closes her eyes and smiles, for she somehow knows in that moment, she would open a school in her small village and teach everyone about tiny art of tiny people. The End.
That’s wonderful. Keep up the great work. Funny thing: The Hardy Boys book, I read “Dance” instead of “Danger” and for a moment it made perfect, yet different sense.
I say that I make things; poems, essays, collages. But, I'm not sure that's true. Words and sentences. Paper scaps and pictures. It's all found objects. It's all a matter of discovery. Of assembly. A kind of careful curation, an arrangement of the things we happen to see. None of it really belongs to me. I look around and I try to notice. I try to pay attention. Sometimes when I'm lucky, I find things. When I do, it just makes to put it back where I found it. To give it back to the world. A gift to anyone else looking closely, hoping to find something.
I enjoy these so much. Sad I don’t live near where Nishant leaves his sneaky art, so I won’t be happily surprised by finding a drawing. What a gift they are to those lucky enough to find one!
Well, you now own it! You know, maybe. DC says they'll fight anyone who tries to claim ownership, but I don't see how they can so long as no one uses anything DC printed directly.
Anyhow, I thought of it because 1) it happened very recently, and 2) Bill said the best thing he could think to defend his work was to give it to everyone. Which I think is a similar sentiment to what you have here.
Such a subversive act in giving away your art, Nishant!🙏. So counter cultural to our society’s posture of scarcity and hoarding. Keep living into your abundance mindset!
Thank you Barry! I like to frame it as a deliberate shift from zero-sum to positive-sum thinking.
yes! Exactly!
LOVE that.
Thank you. ❤️
Awaiting next podcast, keep drawing
I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. Your art abandonment project is one of my favorites, remembering the first time you placed tiny art for people to discover. It has the power to change the present moment for that individual. It can even change the course of an entire day and longer if you think about it. You mentioned that the thought of this action having the potential of being counterintuitive in your quest for autonomy--I reflected on this. Although any consequence stemming from any action is possible, I imagined an adventure for the fortunate person finding your tiny art. A 12 year old girl walking with her mom was just scolded for scraping up her knee because she was looking up at a tree, trying to catch a glimpse of the bird that was singing so beautifully when she tripped on an uneven and raised corner of the sidewalk. They were on their way to see a friend and say goodbye before heading back to Lithuania. On the outside of the window, the girl discovers to her delight, a tiny art of tiny people. She secretly tucks that piece of treasure away in her dress pocket. When she arrives home in Lithuania, she proudly shows her gift to her friends. They are all excited. That evening after dinner, she retires to her room, takes out her tiny art of tiny people and decides she, too, would become a creator of tiny art of tiny people. And, with that thought, she closes her eyes and smiles, for she somehow knows in that moment, she would open a school in her small village and teach everyone about tiny art of tiny people. The End.
“Art abandonment:” such a selfless act. And if the recipient passes it along to another, an endless loop...
What a beautiful video :D
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so very special. you are an angel to many… you’ll never know your full impact.
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What a lively gift!
🙌🏽 Thank you!
Beautiful ❤️
Thank you. ❤️
That’s wonderful. Keep up the great work. Funny thing: The Hardy Boys book, I read “Dance” instead of “Danger” and for a moment it made perfect, yet different sense.
Haha that would make it an even more epic cover!
I say that I make things; poems, essays, collages. But, I'm not sure that's true. Words and sentences. Paper scaps and pictures. It's all found objects. It's all a matter of discovery. Of assembly. A kind of careful curation, an arrangement of the things we happen to see. None of it really belongs to me. I look around and I try to notice. I try to pay attention. Sometimes when I'm lucky, I find things. When I do, it just makes to put it back where I found it. To give it back to the world. A gift to anyone else looking closely, hoping to find something.
I enjoy these so much. Sad I don’t live near where Nishant leaves his sneaky art, so I won’t be happily surprised by finding a drawing. What a gift they are to those lucky enough to find one!
Did you see that Bill Willingham put Fables in the public domain? Or is trying to, anyway.
Nope! I have also never heard of this comic...
Well, you now own it! You know, maybe. DC says they'll fight anyone who tries to claim ownership, but I don't see how they can so long as no one uses anything DC printed directly.
Anyhow, I thought of it because 1) it happened very recently, and 2) Bill said the best thing he could think to defend his work was to give it to everyone. Which I think is a similar sentiment to what you have here.
I love that sentiment, thanks for sharing. I'll go find out more about his work and this statement!