- By Pieter Lategan
The behaviour of an Artist
An Artist is not a god
An Artist uses his own ideas to create art
An Artist shall not steal
An Artist shall not lie
An Artist shall not kill
An Artist shall forgive
An Artist must work smart
An Artist must copy to be able to create
An Artist must use his imagination
The love live of an Artist
He must love himself
He must love his neighbor
He must love life in any form
The Artist and Sensual Feelings
An Artist must be suggestive
An Artist must be romantic
An Artist must feel he is a sexual being
An Artist must know the difference between clean and filth
An Artist must know the difference between hot and cold
An Artist must be able to desire
The Artist and Suffering
An Artist must suffer to better his work
An Artist will transform when suffering
An Artist must be able to grieve
An Artist must be able to cry
The Artist and Depression
An Artist must understand depression is a sickness
An Artist must keep himself busy to avoid depression
An Artist must understand that depression will not help with creativity
The Artist and Murder
An Artist must not kill himself
An Artist must not wish to die
An Artist must not kill his work
An Artist must avoid conflict which can lead to jealousy and then killing
The Artist and Inspiration
An Artist must understand that he needs to work
An Artist can wait for Inspiration
An Artist inspiration will be measure by his creativity
The Artist and Self-Control
An Artist must control him and his work
An Artist must not lose focus
The Artist and Transparency
An Artist must not hide his art then he is weak
An Artist must not hide him then he is weak
An Artist is transparent with his work
The Artist and Symbols
An Artist must be able to create his own symbols
An Artist uses symbols for his own language to be translated
The Artist and Silence
An Artist must be able to work in silence
An Artist must make space for silence
An Artist must understand that silence is the key to work in
The Artist and Isolation
An Artist must be able to live in isolation
An Artist was born alone and will die alone
An Artist need loneliness which will give the Artist freedom
The Artist and and basic Possessions
An Artist needs a pencil
An Artist needs a piece of paper
An Artist needs to be warm
An Artist needs to have a roof over his head
An Artist needs to have food
Inspired by Marina Abramović