This quote always stuck out to me when i would watch Fight Club. Every time i would watch the movie i would always think about this quote and all the possible things it could mean. its apparent that it can be interpreted in more ways than one, but i thought it was fitting to look at it from an artistic point of view...
Alot of artists will trap themselves into "style boxes" and only create art that they feel comfortable creating. for example, i would feel very comfortable working in pencil and create realistic portraits, or doodling little creatures on my class notes. it wasnt until recently that i started branching out of my comfort levels and producing art with different mediums and tools. ive started using sumi and india ink to render my creatures, as well as acrylic and watercolor paints. the variation has not only made me more comfortable with these new medias, but has also made me a more rounded artist. this experimentation with different artistic approaches makes me think of the fight club quote...
i abandoned all the ways that i was used to creating art and i was free to do anything artistically. its a liberating feeling when you have no boundaries or parameters. all the art that i have been creating since the summer has been some of the stronger pieces that i think i have ever created. this can be attributed to the fact that i allowed my self to branch out and be artistically free.
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