We all know that life is short. And yet, so many of us spend our time worrying about things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. We worry about what other people think of us, we worry about keeping up with the latest trends, and we worry…

Giant shuttlecocks, rubber ducks, and balloon dogs are all great examples of art that can bring a smile to our face. They’re also great examples of how art can be used to add levity and fun to our lives. I refer to the shuttlecocks of Claes Oldenburg…

There’s a line in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story that pretty much sums up the struggle: “All I’m asking is that you write one masterpiece that is the culmination of your entire life.” Yeah. Well here’s thing. Life’s not about just one thing. Though it’s primarily about God, it’s…

Some people might say that art forgery is a lost art. After all, in today’s age of digital media and photography, it’s much easier to simply copy and paste an image than it is to painstakingly recreate a work of art by hand. However, there are still those who argue…

Isn’t a title like “Media and art: A dialectical reflection on McLuhan and Warhol” a little too…. academic for a place like Medium? Oh, certainly. If it succeeds in garnering any attention, it could either be a fluke or a success in stretching the medium of Medium. But let’s cut…

You will have successes and failures. This is normal. It’s a story of give and take. Of killing your darlings. Of working despite the lack of tangible results. Of finding creative fulfillment even in the face of failure. You may never write a best-selling book, paint world-renowned masterpieces, or direct…

If you’re like me, you’re overrun with works-in-progress. It seems like every time I start a new project, I get so excited about it that I want to work on it all the time. But then, somewhere along the way, I get bogged down. …

Orson Welles called Gregg Toland the greatest cinematographer. He told the story of why Toland said he wanted to work for Welles. “Because you’ve never made a picture before… and you do not know what cannot be done.” Toland was not wrong. Welles took chances, he pushed the boundaries of…