An Artists Life Manifesto by Marina Abramović: 1. An artist’s conduct in his life: – An artist should not lie to himself or others – An artist should not steal ideas from other artists – An artist should not compromise for themselves or in regards to the art market – An artist should not kill other human beings – An artist should not make themselves into an idol – An artist should not make themselves into an idol – An artist should not make themselves into an idol 2. An artist’s relation to his love life: – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist – An artist should avoid falling in love with another artist 3. An artist’s relation to the erotic: – An artist should develop an erotic point of view on the world – An artist should be erotic – An artist should be erotic – An artist should be erotic 4. An artist’s relation to suffering: – An artist should suffer – From the suffering comes the best work – Suffering brings transformation – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit – Through the suffering an artist transcends their spirit 5. An artist’s relation to depression: – An artist should not be depressed – Depression is a disease and should be cured – Depression is not productive for an artist – Depression is not productive for an artist – Depression is not productive for an artist 6. An artist’s relation to suicide: – Suicide is a crime against life – An artist should not commit suicide – An artist should not commit suicide – An artist should not commit suicide 7. An artist’s relation to inspiration: – An artist should look deep inside themselves for inspiration – The deeper they look inside themselves, the more universal they become – The artist is universe – The artist is universe – The artist is universe 8. An artist’s relation to self-control: – The artist should not have self-c ontrol about his life – The artist should have total self-control about his work – The artist should not have self-control about his life – The artist should have total self-control about his work 9. An artist’s relation with transparency: – The artist should give and receive at the same time – Transparency means receptive – Transparency means to give – Transparency means to receive – Transparency means receptive – Transparency means to give – Transparency means to receive – Transparency means receptive – Transparency means to give – Transparency means to receive 10. An artist’s relation to symbols: – An artist creates his own symbols – Symbols are an artist’s language – The language must then be translated – Sometimes it is difficult to find the key – Sometimes it is difficult to find the key – Sometimes it is difficult to find the key 11. An artist’s relation to silence: – An artist has to understand silence – An artist has to create a space for silence to enter his work – Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean – Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean – Silence is like an island in the middle of a turbulent ocean 12. An artist’s relation to solitude: – An artist must make time for the long periods of solitude – Solitude is extremely important – Away from home – Away from the studio – Away from family – Away from friends – An artist should stay for long periods of time at waterfalls – An artist should stay for long periods of time at exploding volcanoes – An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the fast running rivers – An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the horizon where the ocean and sky meet – An artist should stay for long periods of time looking at the stars in the night sky 13. An artist’s conduct in relation to work: – An artist should avoid going to the studio every day – An artist should not treat his work schedule as a bank employee does – An artist should explore life and work only when an idea comes to him in a dream or during the day as a vision that arises as a surprise – An artist should not repeat himself – An artist should not overproduce – An artist should avoid his own art pollution – An artist should avoid his own art pollution – An artist should avoid his own art pollution 14. An artist’s possessions: – Buddhist monks advise that it is best to have nine possessions in their life: 1 robe for the summer 1 robe for the winter 1 pair of shoes 1 begging bowl for food 1 mosquito net 1 prayer book 1 umbrella 1 mat to sleep on 1 pair of glasses if needed – An artist should decide for himself the minimum personal possessions they should have – An artist should have more and more of less and less – An artist should have more and more of less and less – An artist should have more and more of less and less 15. A list of an artist’s friends: – An artist should have friends that lift their spirits – An artist should have friends that lift their spirits – An artist should have friends that lift their spirits 16. A list of an artist’s enemies: – Enemies are very important – The Dalai Lama has said that it is easy to have compassion with friends but much more difficult to have compassion with enemies – An artist has to learn to forgive – An artist has to learn to forgive – An artist has to learn to forgive 17. Different death scenarios: – An artist has to be aware of his own mortality – For an artist, it is not only important how he lives his life but also how he dies – An artist should look at the symbols of his work for the signs of different death scenarios – An artist should die consciously without fear – An artist should die consciously without fear – An artist should die consciously without fear 18. Different funeral scenarios: – An artist should give instructions before the funeral so that everything is done the way he wants it – The funeral is the artist’s last art piece before leaving – The funeral is the artist’s last art piece before leaving – The funeral is the artist’s last art piece before leaving
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