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What makes someone cool? A U of A researcher has the answers
“Across the 12 countries spanning a wide range of cultures, people described “cool” in surprisingly similar ways. Across the globe, people consistently identified coolness with six traits: extroversion, hedonism, power, adventurousness, openness and autonomy.”
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How to deal with an art copycat – ARTiful: painting demos
“Then you can choose to take the high road, consider that imitation is a form of flattery so to speak and decide to not spend too much energy on the issue. Publicize your art as much as you can and make it sure serious buyers and art galleries know that your style is genuinely yours. Copycats usually get tired after a while: after all there is not much personal satisfaction in copying and they will often go from copying one artist to copying another. What they are copying is also something you did in the past, and because you are the creative force behind the art that is being copied, you often moved on to the next step in your art journey being always one step ahead. You own the creative tools, they are just replicating an end product.”
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“Deceiving yourself shouldn’t make logical sense. After all, lying involves telling someone something you know to be untrue. When you are both the liar and one lied to, this means you have to both know the truth and not know the truth. In practice, that means willfully disregarding key knowledge to arrive at a conclusion that is more convenient than what the facts appear to suggest.”
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“Don’t support the phonies, support the real.”
— 2Pac
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“Deceiving yourself shouldn’t make logical sense. After all, lying involves telling someone something you know to be untrue. When you are both the liar and one lied to, this means you have to both know the truth and not know the truth. In practice, that means willfully disregarding key knowledge to arrive at a conclusion that is more convenient than what the facts appear to suggest.”
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what happens when you let your art be ‘influenced’ by other artists? – Tara Leaver
“And the big daddy that I learned from all this: I actually CAN’T paint like other artists, and nor do I want to. That’s the best thing this exercise has taught me over the years; it’s fun to experiment, to try out what other artists are doing, but if I only ever did that I’d be unfulfilled and dissatisfied. I’d be surrounded by a vegetarian buffet and craving steak.”
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The Five Elements Of Hip-Hop:
• MCing: Also known as emceeing or rapping, this is the oral element where MCs use rhythmic speaking and storytelling through lyrics
• DJing: This element involves the use of turntables and a mixer to create music by scratching, mixing, and manipulating records.
• Breakdancing: A physical and dance-oriented element that involves complex, athletic, and gravity-defying movements.
• Graffiti: The visual element, where artists use spray paint to create tags and murals on public surfaces, often turning the city into a canvas.
• Knowledge: The fifth element, which refers to the collective understanding of the culture’s history, social and political issues, and the knowledge needed to master the other four elements. It is sometimes considered the most important element, providing the foundation and purpose for the others