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An Artist Fights To Retain The Integrity Of A Work So That It Remains A Strong, Clear Vision. Art Is And Should Be The Act Of An Individual Willing To Say Something New, Something Not Quite Familiar.

To Fly, We Must Have Resistance.

I Saw The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Not As An Object Placed Into The Earth But As A Cut In The Earth That Has Then Been Polished, Like A Geode. Interest In The Land And Concern About How We Are Polluting The Air And Water Of The Planet Are What Make Me Want To Travel Back In Geologic Time-to Witness The Shaping Of The Earth Before Man.

You Have To Have Conviction And Completely Question Everything And Anything You Do. No Matter How Much You Study, No Matter How Much You Know, The Side Of Your Brain That Has The Smarts Won't Necessarily Help You In Making Art.

You Should Be Having More Fun In High School, Exploring Things Because You Want To Explore Them And Learning Because You Love Learning-not Worrying About Competition.