Blog & Commentary
A Tryst of Pain and Art
What about Sylvia Plath’s story compelled you to read her book? What about Kurt Cobain hooked you into his raw, expressive music? If you are anything like me, you were probably intrigued by their haunting stories of pain, trauma, and the appeal of the ‘tortured artist’. But did they need to suffer through irreparable trauma to create genre-defining art?
Art, Unraveled
We are a people obsessed with unearthing the definitions of the things that make up the world around us. We use them to make up the meaning of the ebb and flow of our experiences, and it’s more than a mere fad. Our intrigue over capturing the essence of an object can be traced back for eons before now. But there’s another piece to the puzzle of what made us, well, us - art.
Sharing My Voice: Why I (Try To) Write
I enjoyed writing, and people around me enjoyed my writing; the excitement of finishing up a piece and running to share it with someone around me only grew as I did.