{"id":143027,"date":"2019-05-12T15:13:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=143027"},"modified":"2019-05-13T18:19:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T01:19:02","slug":"the-apex-of-human-activity-is-to-make-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/12\/the-apex-of-human-activity-is-to-make-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apex of Human Activity is to Make Art!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My thought \u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ultimate end or apex activity is for us to make art!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And the ultimate state for us to achieve is to become a hybrid<\/a> of both philosopher AND artist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The spirit of play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I think the best impetus to the spirit of artwork is play. To me, artwork which isn’t created in a spirit of play isn’t worthwhile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why art?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I define \u00e2\u20ac\u0153art\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in a very general sense. To me, anything you create with intention and soul is artwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example I have a passion for creating products<\/a>, and I derive deep joy from creating what I consider works of art. I put my design sense and soul into what I design and create \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and thus, my art works are a manifestation of who I am as a person, and how I see and interact\/engage with the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artistic power as the greatest power <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It seems that the ultimate power is artistic power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know for myself when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m making art, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the happiest, most fulfilled, and the most concentrated. It seems to be the optimal mode of being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So my simple goal is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To spend the maximal portion of my day in an artistic and creative flow. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To me, this is the apex of human happiness, and individual thriving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thrive and make on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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