Something a Little Personal, by David Rhoades – Making Marks | @MDWorld
April 16, 2015 Victor El-Khouri 0 Comments
David Rhoades is a writer and artist from Los Angeles. He’s worked with Michael Davis since he was in high school, and he has spent too much time thinking about comics. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram (@rhoadey) and see his work at www.rhoadey.com.
Martha Thomases
April 17, 2015 - 8:19 am
Lovely.
David
April 17, 2015 - 11:33 am
Thanks Martha!
Rene
April 17, 2015 - 4:04 pm
Really beautiful.
And I also hate the cliche that creativity walks hand-in-hand with dysfunction.
David
April 18, 2015 - 12:48 am
Rene, DEFINITELY. There are a lot of artists I know that resist seeking help or getting spiritually/mentally healthy because some part of them thinks they’ll “lose their edge.” I don’t think they’d articulate it that bluntly, but there’s certainly a tendency to justify mental instability for the sake of “good art.”
I think art flows from a generous, honest soul. That doesn’t preclude heartache and dysfunction, but it doesn’t DEPEND on it either.