A beautiful video essay on «The Struggle for Art in A World Obsessed with Popularity». It’s basically Van Gogh telling you to keep doing what you’re doing, even if nobody is taking notice.

From Weekly Filet #-1, in January 2016.

Painting in the Dark

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Keith – A Short Film

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