The world is getting more confusing. Eric Shapiro reminds us why we need you.
Dear Artist as a Young Man,
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Dear Artist as a Young Man,
Eric Shapiro is a writer and filmmaker. He is the author of six critically acclaimed fiction books, among them the novella IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY (2005), which appeared on Nightmare Magazine's list of the Top 100 Horror Books, and numerous short stories published in anthologies alongside work by H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, and many others. His nonfiction articles have been published on THE DAILY DOT, RAVISHLY, LGBT TALK, and THE GOOD MEN PROJECT. His first feature film, RULE OF THREE (2010), won awards at the Fantasia International Film Festival and Shriekfest, and had its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest. His second feature film, LIVING THINGS (2014), was endorsed by PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals) and distributed by Cinema Libre Studio. In 2015, he won the 19th Annual Fade In Award for Thriller Screenplays. He is a founding partner of Ghostwriters Central, a writing and editing firm which has received positive notices from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, CONSUMERS DIGEST, and the TV program INTELLIGENCE FOR YOUR LIFE. Eric has edited works published on THE HUFFINGTON POST and FORBES, as well as two Bram Stoker Award-nominated novels. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Rhoda, and their two sons.
This is where social media, and social-media-esque sites (especially YouTube) are going to come into play. It’s so easy for voices to be heard when you can send your opinions and ideas and art and life to the whole world with a single click. You become a published artist instantaneously for free. YouTube is essentially a social playground where people from my generation (I’m a college student) go to share ideas and learn from the experience of literally the entire world. People post videos to inspire, to complain, to argue, to entertain, and ultimately to try to understand both themselves… Read more »
Eric,
I just wrote this big responds and puff it is gone!! Damn!
I want to say I hear your call, I am on that mission to make art to have art and artist supported as well as encouraged. As I was writing the first response, I remembered my own blog I had written the end of last month, on an exhibition I had the honor to curate. I leave you with that. http://jeffstroud.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/success-is-rarely-created-unless-youre-having-fun-at-it/
Eric, for you middle age may be peeking from around the corner, but for me it’s well and truly disappearing in the rear view mirror. What you have written is, firstly, of critical importance, and, secondly, a work of art in itself – a very direct and creative call to action. An article that leads by example. Words that didn’t have to be passed through the suffocating filter of political correctness … or the mangle of mainstream media. As a fellow ‘artist who’s getting less young’, I believe one of the most important roles we can play is to influence… Read more »