Post Tim Burton Ponderings

Photo courtesy of Aaron Stern

the tim burton exhibit made me think.. the best artists

aren't those that are most technically proficient..rendering

is still rendering.. until you define a style or realize an

image. that was the genius behind burton's art..it was so

realized, so complete... he had such a definite idea of what

he wanted and what he wanted to do.

I think that raelly struck a chord with me. It's the same

thing with being book smart. A lot of people can be book

smart, and yes it's admirable, but just because you are good

at something, it means nothing unless you put it to use. And

if it's not what sets you on fire, than who cares? I used

to always worry about being the best at what i did. was i

any good at this? how was i compared to others before me...

would i be a good writer..how did others succeed before me,

but i think i'm starting to see now that, whether you are

'good' or not is subjective, and also irrelevant. You don't

really choose what your passion is, it chooses you. if

you're not 'good' at it, well you do what makes you happy,

you Make it yours. It's like i see these professionals who

were destined for a high paying job, working in the industry,

and then veer off track to pursue some seemingly random

profession, like pilates or cooking that they are "okay"

at... it all makes sense now. I guess in other people's eyes,

they would think..."what a waste of a great mind, great

skills" but it means nothing to those people. Now they are

happy as a clam doing what they want to do. You make your

own heaven and hell. Ha... does this mean i'm going to quit

my job soon and run off and live like a hippie? Maybe..