Monthly Archives: September 2017

Fad-Proof your efforts

“When you internalize an author whose vision or philosophy is both rich and out of fashion, you gain a certain immunity from the pressures of the contemporary.” – Scott Aniol

How many pop bands have come in and out of fashion in the past 70 years of recorded music? Countless. How many do we remember for making a lasting difference? Few. Why is it that so much popular pop culture bubbles to the surface and … well… >pops< ?

When we invest our energies into making art, how can we think about more than instant results? How can we make lasting beauty?

In what ways do your energies in art need to be fad-proofed? What have you done or can you do to create lasting beauty? How can you work generationally?

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