“It’s quite simple to become an artist. One merely has to make art. There is no requirement that the art itself be good in order to claim that title. Of course, becoming a master of one’s art is an altogether different enterprise, taking years, if not decades, and requiring a great deal of failure, suffering, and shame along the way. But whether one is a master or a hack, it begins the same way.”
—Alejandro Cortina, renowned sculptor and winner of the Imperial Prize for Visual Artistry three years in a row