Glow up diary

Some ugly bullet journalling.

The so-called balance between [technical] difficulty and artistry, to me that doesn't actually exist. Artistry is founded upon absolute technical prowess, that's what I think.

I believe - and this is the case not only for figure skating but for other forms of art including ballet and musicals as well - that this artistry is very much based on having the correct technique and a strong foundation at the core of everything. It is upon these that the artistry is built, and without that strong foundation and that basis in technique, it is not possible to have that full artistry required as well.

13 Dec 2020

"No one can see in the work of the artist how it has become," Nietzsche said. "That is its advantage, for wherever one can see the act of becoming one grows somewhat cool." ... We prefer our excellence fully formed. We prefer mystery to mundanity.

11 Dec 2020, Friday

Why I’m starting it