A lot of young people think they are not going to die - and that's a great thing about being a young person, is living in this carefree oblivion.
Painting a line across canvas with a brush is similar to the motion of a wave breaking.
One thing that really interests me is-and it comes out of Chinese and Japanese painting-where you have a number of different kinds of space in the same painting. You have a kind of deep space, and then you have something like right up on the surface.
Simple ideas become obsessions, almost like a meditation.
I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational opportunities. The same applies for Dublin, which manages to achieve a blend of complexity, tolerance and artistry and makes a point of not devoting every part of the city to the tourism industry. Sometimes creativity also means forgoing short-term profits and simply saying no.
I was trained at classical piano as a youngster back in PA. To rebel, I bought a drum set and played in some rock & roll bands. In college I picked up a guitar and became obsessed with practicing which led to playing guitar in indie rock bands in the mid 90's. Which led me to Los Angeles.
I think one of the political problems we have in this country is the perspective that all soccer moms think alike, all African-Americans think alike.
we perceive silence where, in fact, there is a muffler.