NEA Arts |The Art of Failure|
NEA Arts' publication The Art of Failure is a creative look into the history of techniques and internal perceptions of artists and innovators whose success came with challenge. The artist who attempts to benefit their community through their effort shines through in each of these individuals featured. I found the insights exceptionally helpful, as they communicate to the human being inside each of us, prone to failure, ambitious for success. Both authors Toni Morrison and Carlos Murillo speak of longevity, and the importance of maintaining self: the body and mind. They similarly work in literary and theatrical mediums: novels and scripts. Both speak of the writing process as arduous, requiring energy, probably keeping them up late at night (or early in the morning) to accomplish work. Similarly, dancer Sarah Kaufman speaks of dance criticism in the same way that Geoff Nuttall alludes to the grey areas of success in performing. It has an equal amount to d
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