“What inspires your art?”
I’ve gotten a few of these in my life, when I say few, I mean one. OK, twice from the same person. Often, my replies consist of a shrug and low guttural sounds.
Now that I’ve had at least a year to think about it, I realise most of my art comes from my mistakes. e.g. I misheard something, trip over a guy, mis-seen something. Apart from being a total klutz physically, sometimes I wonder if I’m a bit dyslexic.
So today I saw a piece of typography art, “RISE UP & start the day with ENTHUSIASM!” printed on a colourful flowery background. I recoiled a little, quite horrified, start the day with euthanasia?? It took me three reads before I managed to pronounce the word enthusiasm. And no, it’s close but they are not anagrams of each other.