Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for January 30, 2015
January 29, 2015
January 31, 2015
Transcript:
Teacher: "You know precisely who you are and care not what others think. You are fearless, correct?" Student 1: "Whatev." Teacher: "So here we have open, empty and fearless. If you could blend these traits, what would you be?" Student 2: "Oh! Op-ty-less!" Teacher: "AN ARTIST!!"
Even though the fellow behaves in an over-the-top fashion, I think the ideas he is suggesting have validity philosophically. In any artistic endeavor (be it traditional art, or science (which is artistic too) or another academic pursuit), you do need to have qualities of a) openness (to new ideas for instance), b) emptiness (a willingness to immerse or fill your mind/soul/etc. with the project), and c) fearlessness (a willingness to go against convention if needed or beneficial). So, I think that even though Zebo is a bit excessive in his manner, he is on track from a philosophical perspective on the practice of art.