“When you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. Your tastes only narrow & exclude people. So create.” — Why the Lucky Stiff
Water mane break, Delancey and Bowery, NYC.
The dungeon at work.
Market East Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Even when he was barely conscious, his strong personality came through. At one point the pulmonologist tried to put a mask over his face when he was deeply sedated. Jobs ripped it off and mumbled that he hated the design and refused to wear it. Though barely able to speak, he ordered them to bring five different options for the mask and he would pick a design he liked… He also hated the oxygen monitor they put on his finger. He told them it was ugly and too complex. He suggested ways it could be designed more simply.” — Walter Isaacson, from the chapter about Steve Jobs’ cancer treatment, summing up pretty much everything there is to know about Steve Jobs in one anecdote: His demands for design excellence and simplicity were so strong that he was a complete asshole about it, and his dedication to those demands could not be deterred, even by death itself.
Liberty Park, New York City
Liberty Park, New York City.
Brooklyn, New York.
“The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“To the Vietnam veteran that lives in this building, the art community would like to thank you. Thank you. 5-30-11 Just paint.”
Stanton and Chrystie, New York City.