degrassi's not the only generation
that's got next.
after last week's noodle lunch with the father of the dancer that i interviewed for the (next) cover-yes, i got one by accident and now i'm gonna try my hardest to score the next one, i realized that things are changing.
with all the fabulous artists that i've come into contact with in the past few months and had the privilege to write about, there has been a common thread. we are a generation of artists, one that is hell bent on doing what makes us happy, not concerned by professions that offer security and pensions. is this really so wrong? it makes for much more present living, for ensuring that every day of your life is spent doing something fruitful, something where you give back, and that seems like it's all the retirement plan we need. gone are the days of waiting until you retire to do something you like.
has the world become so fast paced that we can no longer focus? we've grown up in a time when things are more open, possibilities stare you in the face, but they're not on a pedestal.more and more, we are seeing that we can achieve, not just believe and that doesn't necessarily have to work in a tandem relationship.
we are more flexible. we know that we're not going to get one job and work there for 30 years and it will all be good. we are not satisfied with even the idea of that. we are in need of constant stimulation and some of us know that it's up to us to find it and provide it so that it's always present.
we are much more responsible with our money because we don't know where it's coming from next. we learn to be humbled because just because you command a certain wage for one job it doesn't mean that it's guaranteed. at the same time, we take the shitty jobs because we know it's for a greater good. we relish in experiential knowledge because we know it's all valid. or, we're in a shitload of debt. either eIther, tomato toMAto.
the more things change, the more they stay the same, and while a generation gap will always provide for misunderstanding, the only thing constant is change, and i am blessed to know that my filial relationship are dynamic. our friends are there as a support system, and artists, like street people, are always willing to share everything they got. and love is, what i got. thank-you to every artist who has ever come into my life, in person, print, photo or archetype.
