What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
.... the moments of art that calmed my madness or inspired me to inhale texas and live or to open my heart so wide, and wider and wider...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
First time I saw a real Jackson Pollock in Paris in the early 80's, it literally knocked the wind out of me. It assaulted me...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
For me, it would be seeing The Who in 1977. I had grown up listening to records and reading about rock...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I was motivated a lot by watching Missy Elliott videos. Living in the city is hard, and there's no hope, but she made me feel...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you? Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica had a huge impact on me. It was so different from everything else. My brother bought it when it...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
There are so many songwriters that have inspired me in different ways. Hank Williams has an incredibly simple way of stating things that...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I don't recall ever having a moment of Pauline conversion as a result of a piece of art, but I guess this, from a long way back,...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator by Thomas S Buechner. I became a visual artist because of this 13" x 17" x 2" opus that covers...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I saw How to Draw a Bunny, the documentary about Ray Johnson’s life. I had been familiar with Ray’s work, and I felt some sort of...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Thelonious Monk’s Greatest Hits. I found it by chance in the $1.99 bin at F.W. Woolworth’s at the Alameda Shopping Center. I didn’t know...
