“When you no longer demand perfection from your creative work, your relationships, or anything else, that’s when you’re free to plunge energetically into them.”
-Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Letting go of perfection can be a powerful way to refresh and restart. If you can stop waiting for the flawless moment or the finished idea, you might find there’s more room for curiosity, experimentation, and genuine connection. Creativity thrives in that space, where trying matters more than getting it exactly right and where energy replaces hesitation.
Jeffrey Heiman joined us to talk about Residual Heat, his exhibition at Freight+Volume Gallery running until April 18. The work in the show comes from two intense time periods – some pieces were created during the time Heiman was working toward his thesis at Bard and the rest was made within the last month or so after he was asked to do this show. The latter work reflected on the work made during the intense thesis period, hence the exhibition title. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
Rob Davis chatted with us about Apollo, his current show at Broadway Gallery. The work is always loosely based on memory but takes on a life of its own. Using memory as a jumping off point, Davis allows the process to unfold organically. His current practice is something of a reboot, having spent the first part of his career in collaboration. To learn more, listen to the complete interview.
A Few Words to Keep in Your Pocket.
Let go and see what happens.
Outings.
Join me at Andrew Edlin Gallery for Domenco Zindato’s On the Dotted Line
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More Books to Read.
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Opportunities.
Art Student’s League of Denver’s Visiting Artist Series brings global artists to Denver to expand artistic perspectives. Its Color Scheme Residency supports underrepresented artists with a 7-month studio residency, stipend, teaching opportunities, community engagement, and a culminating exhibition. Visit the website for more details. Deadline is March 27.