Life and Art

Even though it might seem like an nice ideal, it's not a pretty picture to see someone create without interruptions. Because you have to deny other humans around you. I like the idea of letting the interruptions in through the door because it allows the world to be present in your process. It allows other human beings to be present. Allowing our work to be interrupted by a child, to answer a question, to heed an inner voice, will direct our paths to the solution we are working for. They are life and death choices. Paying heed to interruptions begins to set us on track of those creators who integrate their art into their daily life. There is no separation. Interruptions are essential. They remind us that there is more to life than our art.

Goat Island

Master's Readings: Tzara's recipe for Dadaist poem

Take one newspaper. Take one pair of scissors. Choose from that newspaper an article of the length desired for the poem you intend to write. Cut out the article. Next cut out with care each of the words forming that article. Next put them in a bag. Mix gently. Take out one by one each excision in the order they fall from the bag. Copy carefully. The poem will resemble you. Voilá, there you are, an infinitely original poet of seductive sensibility


Tristan Tzara