What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who...

An Asian on Occasion.

Ten Articles About the Author:

1. I like living in a bamboo grove with my man and our cat.

2. I like old films, gaming, spontaneous road trips, and singing loudly.

3. I like witty banter because it is exhilarating and sexy.

4. I like driving fast... or as fast as I can manage.

5. I like cool music + hot musicians... a LOT.

6. I like to combine #4 and #5 often. Lather, rinse, repeat!

7. I like a great many things and am mercurial in my crushes.

8. I like pens, words, poetry, and books. It's fair to call me a word nerd.

9. I like hot buttered popcorn more than I should.

10. If you are curious about anything else, ask. I don't bite... much.

Jul 29 '12

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“What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only eyes, if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician, or a lyre in every chamber of his heart if he is a poet, or even, if he is a boxer, just his muscles? Far from it. At the same time, he is also a political being, constantly aware of the heartbreaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in a world, shaping himself completely in their image. How could it be possible to feel no interest in other people, and with a cool indifference to detach yourself from the very life which they bring to you so abundantly. No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.”

— Pablo Picasso, 25th October 1881 – 8th April 1973