September 2024: Can you read the mind of artists?
We aspire to be a free-to-read, share, download, and even print (use your home printer and recycle: a paper printed on the front can still be used!) magazine for all those seeking a moment with arts.
Have you ever stopped to look at graffiti on a wall created by an artist who, at times, has not left a signature for either fear of being recognized (punished even!) or for the desire to stay unknown? Each time I come across colors or words splashed on a wall sans ‘credit,’ I am more intrigued and drawn to arts — what drives artists to create, day after day, hour after hour? Just as in other professions, don’t they crave recognition and money? What convinces them to submit to obscurity? What leads them to create for exposure? What do they do when asked to sell for less? What do they hope for their art to ‘deliver’? What happens to their work when they’re gone?
It’s the third edition of our magazine, and the more we feature the works of the famous and the yet-to-be-famous, I wonder how little we know or will ever know about the minds of artists. This magazine raises relevant questions and does its tiny bit for arts and artists/es. Do we aspire to be commercially successful (much like our artists!)? We let that not worry us. Do we fear we are not doing enough? We embrace our limitations. Do we cherish what we’re creating on these pages and the portal? Too much! And that will keep us going, day after day, edition after edition.
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Authored by Purva Grover
Purva Grover is an author, journalist, and creative entrepreneur. She is the founder-editor of storiesoverart.com, a sanctuary for all who find solace, inspiration, and purpose in art. In a world that often overlooks the significance of art, she stands firm in her belief that it is essential, more so than anything else.
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