Ability Quote by Vivek Shraya

“It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to…” quote by Vivek Shraya — Download Open image

“It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.”

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I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity."

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My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.

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Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.

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I continue to explore poetry.

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I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.

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Despite the fact that I'm not highly skilled in any visual art, aesthetics have always played a strong role in my art, including my…

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As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.

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Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my own worry…

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