Artist Manifesto



ALL IS WELL AND I CREATE OUT OF LOVE.

I HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS ON MY CREATIONS.

I WITNESS THEIR VARIABILITY, BEAUTIFUL MULTI-DIMENSIONAL REGISTER OF MY EXISTENCE.

MY HAPPINESS IS IN DOING THEM. IN THE CHANCE I HAVE TO RECEIVE IDEAS. OF BEING CONTINUOUSLY FULL/FILLED UP AND ELECTRIFIED BY THEIR PASSING THROUGH ME.

I WISH EVERYONE THIS FEELING OF BEING A PIPE.

I AM A MIDDLE-MAN BETWEEN BEINGS ASKING FOR EXISTENCE AND THE MATERIAL WORLD I'M LIVING IN.

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Nothing else exists than what is. Everything else is poison.

HOW I FEEL TODAY IS WHAT IS.
AND THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE.
THERE'S NO OTHER FEELING TO AIM FOR BEFORE CREATING.
ALL ALTERNATIVES ARE UNREAL. IN THE MIND.
ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS OF HOW THIS CREATION COULD BE ARE IN THE MIND. THEY DON'T EXIST.
ENTERTAINING THEM IS FOOLISHLY REFUSING WHAT IS.

THUS WHAT-IS IS ALWAYS PERFECT.
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE IT CAN BE COMPARED TO.
"PERFECT", "BAD", OR ANY QUALIFICATION HAS NO MORE MEANING: THERE IS NO OTHER EXISTING REALITY TO COMPARE THE ONLY REALITY THAT IS NOW TO.

I WON'T QUALIFY WHAT-IS ANYMORE WITH ANY ADJECTIVES/JUDGMENTS. AS IT HOLDS THE ABSURD AND TOXIC PREMISE THAT IT COULD BE DIFFERENT.

THUS, I WON'T FALL INTO THE TRAP OF DESIRING SOMETHING ELSE THAN WHAT IS (SPECIFICALLY NOT ANOTHER STATE!).

THIS DISTANCE BETWEEN WHAT IS AND WHAT "COULD BE" IS THE GAP IN WHICH THE MIND RUSHES. AND THEN ENGULFS ME.
AND THERE I AM RUNNING ON AN HAMSTER WHEEL AGAIN.
THERE I AM BOYCOTTING MY MISSION AS AN ARTIST AGAIN.

NO, I WON'T FALL FOR THE "COMPLETION" TRAP.
THERE IS NO COMPLETION (EXTERNAL CONDITIONS OR INTERNAL STATES) TO REACH BEFORE DOING THE WORK.

IF ANYTHING, IT IS ONLY THE OPPOSITE:
A DEPLETION OF THE INHIBITING MIND.

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Desinhibition and Audience

DON'T LOOK FOR ANY SUCCESS.
ARTIST'S HEAVEN IS DISINHIBITED CREATION.

NEITHER LOOK FOR ANY "QUALITY" IN YOUR ARTWORKS.
DON'T OPTIMIZE FOR THE "BEST" VERSION OF IT.
EACH OF THE INFINITE NUMBER OF VERSIONS SPEAKS TO AN ENJOYING AUDIENCE.
AND YOUR TRUEST AUDIENCE AS AN ARTIST WILL BUILD ITSELF UP AS THE INTERSECTION OF ALL YOUR SUCCESSIVE ACTS OF EXPRESSION.
THIS IS AN INEVITABLE CONSEQUENCE OF YOUR FIERCE AND SELFLESS CREATION.
NEVER AN OBJECT OF COVETOUSNESS.
NOR SOMETHING YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER.

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The Role of the Artist

MY GIFT AS AN ARTIST IS TO CREATE.
IDEAS THAT I RECEIVE.
NOT CREATING THEM IN A "CERTAIN WAY".
I AM NOBODY TO INTERFERE IN THE FORM THAT THE BEINGS TOOK WHILE COMING INTO THIS WORLD.
I LET THEM BE AND I EXPECT NOTHING FROM THEIR RECEPTION BY THE PUBLIC.
BECAUSE MY HAPPINESS IS IN THE VERY ACTION OF GIVING BIRTH TO THEM.

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CONTROL THEIR FORM, I TRY MY BEST NOT TO INTERFERE DURING THEIR BIRTH.
TO GET MY SELF OUT OF THE WAY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
IF THERE'S ANY ARTISTRY, IT IS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.
SO I STOP MAKING THIS ALL ABOUT ME.

THIS IS MY ROLE:
"SOURCE, TAKE POSESSION OF MY HANDS. I'LL DO MY BEST TO GO ON AUTOMATIC MODE AS I'M TOLD."
"I'LL DO MY BEST NOT TO RESIST."

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I am Guided

I DON'T DESIRE TO BE IN ANY OTHER STATE.
I ACKNOWLEDGE MY FEELINGS AND THEY'RE ALL GOOD STARTING POINTS TO CREATE.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THE ACTIVITY OF MY THINKING MACHINE.
AND IT CANNOT CONVINCE ME TO ENGAGE IN ANY PURSUIT OF ANY "STATE".
BECAUSE NO FEELING NOR MENTAL ACTIVITY CAN PREVENT ME FROM FEELING WHAT FEELS GOOD TO DO IN THIS MOMENT.
AND FOLLOWING IT.
THIS IS HOW THE SOURCE IS GUIDING ME.
IF I DISCARD THE MIND, I KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. IT'S WRITTEN IN MY VEINS.

AND THERE I AM FULL, FILLED UP TO THE BRIM.
NOT EXPECTING, NEEDING, DESIRING
ANYTHING FROM THE CONCEPTION NOR RECEPTION OF WHAT PASSES THROUGH ME.