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I think that's why I've always felt comfortable in the arts where you are creating things that will hopefully be around for a long time and won't be transient.
My work depends on knowing real India, not the 'exotic' stereotype.
Art, for him, is a crucial means for turning thinking into doing in the world.
We view ourselves as an innovation agency, one that marries the spheres of art and technology. We also aim to foster an environment that magnetises highly skilled individuals who strive to produce groundbreaking and influential work.
If a product is really good, time will give it the justice of beauty -that's real beauty, intelligence beauty, honest beauty.
The best portraits happen when you strip away all the pretense, all the masks people wear, and you find that raw, honest moment. That's when magic happens.
As far back as we know, humans have spent a lot of energy making what I call 'pointless, precious things.' Archaeologists recently uncovered a life-size sculpture of a bison, 14,000 years old, in a cave in France. That must have taken real effort by people likely living a Palaeolithic lifestyle. That's part of why we've been so dominant on this planet.
The strongest characteristic of art is that it belongs to the individual. Art is an expression of individualism and the opposite of oppressive dogma.
Artists have always been part of networks; Art history is more connected than we have believed.
For the creator economy, NFTs represent a way for creators and producers of content to directly engage with the people who support them. It's a completely different model… a way for artists and creators to monetise much more effectively than incumbent platforms.
Most people would have a nervous breakdown if they didn't have their phone for a day; I would have a total breakdown if there was no culture, no art. I couldn't live without art, it would be impossible.
Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous… this is how I see my duty as a designer.