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4 Questions on the Creative Process with Kamand Kojouri
"Today is March 4th, a homophone of march forth and the unofficial holiday #MarchForthAndDoSomethingDay — a perfect day for SparkChamber to welcome writer, poet, philanthropist, and sharer of love and light, Kamand Kojouri."
1. Where do ideas come from?
Absolutely everywhere. The great Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa, once said that to be an artist means never to avert one’s gaze. If we are receptive enough and empty enough then we can act as a medium or vessel through which ideas and inspiration manifest... Wagner used to say that he’d walk up and down the avenues to catch the melodies as they floated in the air. Mary Oliver used to place pencils in trees just in case a poem came to her on her long walks.
2. What is the itch you are scratching?
The word philology is derived from the Greek philologia, meaning a love of learning, of literature etc. I’m a curious person and I can never satiate my appetite for learning new things because I constantly want to better myself.
3. Early bird or night owl? Tortoise or hare?
I used to be a night owl but now I work best in the evenings and try to get a decent amount of sleep because I need the nights to dream and to restore my body and mind.
4. How do you know when you are done?
Ever since I was a child I was a perfectionist in everything I did. But when I first started writing, it was very liberating for me because it was the only time I didn't aim for perfection. As artists we ought to engage in what the Mystics call divine playfulness, because art isn’t sacred, but the transformative process of creating art is sacred and should always be treated with respect. Seriousness is a different thing. It ought to be sacrilegious to be serious. Seriousness in art, and in life, makes us ill... To answer this question simply: I suppose I'm never done but I'm very much okay with that.
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1. Where do ideas come from?
Absolutely everywhere. The great Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa, once said that to be an artist means never to avert one’s gaze. If we are receptive enough and empty enough then we can act as a medium or vessel through which ideas and inspiration manifest... Wagner used to say that he’d walk up and down the avenues to catch the melodies as they floated in the air. Mary Oliver used to place pencils in trees just in case a poem came to her on her long walks.
2. What is the itch you are scratching?
The word philology is derived from the Greek philologia, meaning a love of learning, of literature etc. I’m a curious person and I can never satiate my appetite for learning new things because I constantly want to better myself.
3. Early bird or night owl? Tortoise or hare?
I used to be a night owl but now I work best in the evenings and try to get a decent amount of sleep because I need the nights to dream and to restore my body and mind.
4. How do you know when you are done?
Ever since I was a child I was a perfectionist in everything I did. But when I first started writing, it was very liberating for me because it was the only time I didn't aim for perfection. As artists we ought to engage in what the Mystics call divine playfulness, because art isn’t sacred, but the transformative process of creating art is sacred and should always be treated with respect. Seriousness is a different thing. It ought to be sacrilegious to be serious. Seriousness in art, and in life, makes us ill... To answer this question simply: I suppose I'm never done but I'm very much okay with that.
Click on the link to read the full article...
https://www.fussfactory.com/brandish/...
