244: Art is Life with Jerry Saltz

Do you remember “finishing” a painting, or a writing and looking back at it a few days later and realizing that it’s not quite done yet? Did you ever wake up at 3 am only to be plagued by the voices that say just how terrible of an artist you are? These are universal experiences all artists share and our guest shares more about these. 

Today’s guest is Jerry Saltz, and he’s seen enough art to know what he’s talking about. Jerry is an art critic, a columnist, and Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine. He was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and is a two-time ASME Award winner. He’s authored several books including NYT Best Seller How to Be an Artist and Art is Life. 

For many years now, Jerry’s days have been completely filled with art. From waking up in the morning trying to get to work as soon as possible, going through the New York art scene with his wife (who is also an art critic), discussing their thoughts over some classic NY pizza, and going home to write about what he just saw, he’s amassed a wide knowledge of art. And he talks more about the realizations he’s had throughout the years and the universal truths about art. 

“Just get to work, artists. It’s not that hard to make bad art.” - Jerry Saltz 

So what are these universal truths about art? Here are some that we talk about in this episode: 

• All artists make bad art
• The impact of art and the statements they make
• The process of making art and “leaving everything on the canvas.” 

Art is powerful. Art leaves an impact. Everything you create will leave an impact, and maybe you’ll never even know what that impact is. But you can make a change. So keep on making art, even if it’s mediocre. Even if it’s bad. Because only you can make your art, and only you are capable of making your change. Listen to this episode to receive more inspiration, and hear Jerry’s story and funny, yet extremely relatable, anecdotes on art. 

“Art does change lives and minds. And lives and people change the world.” - Jerry Saltz 

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