Blurring the lines between the boundaries of our work, life, and faith is the sublime accomplishment, helping nurture a life full of meaningful being and doing. Artist David Ireland suggested, “You can’t make art by making art.” Performance artist Marina Abramovic believes art is not about doing, it is about being. Her ex-partner Ulay thinks art is not about doing, it is about becoming. Eco-artist Dominique Mazeaud speculates that doing art is partly becoming one’s definition of art. Quantum Physicist Amit Goswami playfully encourages people to dobedobedobedo.
Art making which blurs the boundaries of being and doing, the visible and invisible, the temporary and eternal is able to see things others cannot. It assumes there is always more to see than what we see. This humility opens the door to a vulnerability to the extraordinary thing within the ordinary and mundane. Our underdeveloped perceptions seduce us into exclusive choices. It builds walls, creates a no mans land, and separates our being from our doing. Art that sees the invisible and eternal resides in the space between these two things. This allows it to be a bridge to connect and restore awe, wonder and hope.