That Sinking Feeling

Originally posted on An Artist Formerly Known as Shopping Cart Engineer:
The most regret a person can experience is when lamenting lost potential. I’m horrified by it every waking moment of every day. I stand petrified by it, the looming specter of my failure inching closer every with every second that passes without me working…

The statement that most provoked me most forcefully from the questionnaire was, “What counts as art, or good art, or beautiful, is a subjective matter of one’s own preferences.” I decided to ‘strongly disagree’ with the statement.  If the statement were true, then art and beauty would cease to exist, their value tantamount to refuse.… Read more