Cinco perguntas de Ayn Rand para Michael Newberry

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1) Diga-nos quem você é e o que faz.

I grew up on the beach and have been an artist ever since. I’m a figurative artist and my work explores light, love, and appreciation.

2) Quando é que se familiarizou pela primeira vez com Ayn Rand e as suas obras?

When I was 19, my sister Janet—a world top-20 tennis player—told me she had a book I needed to read. That book was Atlas Shrugged.

3) O que é que mais lhe interessou ou lhe bateu com um "Ah hah!" sobre o pensamento de Rand?

I felt like Rand was giving me a pat on the back for being an artist. She has a very high regard for artists. It was like she was saying to me: “You’re doing a great job; keep going.”

4) Como é que o seu trabalho o inspira hoje?

She’s a great champion of creators. Rand’s work is a reminder that it’s the creation that matters the most, not superficial things. That is inspiring.

5) Rand queria que aspirássemos a um mundo como ele pode e deve ser. Pode dizer-nos algo optimista que vê no mundo hoje ou no futuro?

What a great question! When I started my career, there were only a handful of figurative artists and they were not held in esteem. Now there are thousands upon thousands of exceptionally good artists who’ve paid their dues and really learned all the skillsets to create incredible figurative works. This is a huge, monumental development and I think Rand helped to set the stage for it.

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Explorar:

Michael Newberry, “New Romanticism.” (Video) 2013.

Stephen Hicks, “Why Art Became Ugly.” June 15, 2010.

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