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Big Think, All Great Ideas Start With an Empty Brain, with Artist Maira Kalman

All Great Ideas Start With an Empty Brain, with Artist Maira Kalman

I can't believe that we all are alive and we all know that we're going to die and yet we go on doing what we're doing in the what might seem to be a completely meaningless exercise this living thing.

So it affects me because I am understanding that I'm in a state of temporary – it's temporary. So what do you do in this temporary time? You try to do what's really meaningful to you. You're not always successful of course because sometimes you don't know what's really meaningful and it's something that unfolds. And it's something that changes all the time anyway by the way with experience and with age. So, you know, we're all screwed. We really are. I always knew that I wanted to do something in this world that would create a job for me that was a narrative of my life. And I thought it would be in writing but then I became quite disenchanted with my writing and I thought wouldn't it be great and easier to draw.

So I started to draw and then it took me some years to realize that I could draw and paint and that was called books. And then, you know, the thing about finding your voice is that it should change. It should keep changing and you should keep finding a new voice. Not something that's completely alien but something that makes you feel as if you're exploring a different part of yourself. So I'm still looking. I take a lot of walks and that gives me a great sense of joy and a great sense of cleansing my brain and having an empty brain which I talk about a lot as being a terrific thing to have.

In the sense the state of not knowing and the state of just absorbing information so I walk and that gives me a million ideas and a million visuals also and I'm photographing and I'm sketching. And I think also I read a great deal and that inspires me and I look at art. I go to museums. So between looking at trees and looking at art and looking at people and what they're wearing and looking at dogs and chairs and buildings – well I could go on but looking is a good thing to do. The only rule if you're going to follow a rule in my life – how it's worked for my life is that follow your instinct.

I don't think there's anything else that I could say that means anything because I don't think I've learned anything other than follow your instinct and persevere which I think is a good thing for anybody. So persevere and don't give up. If you don't want to give up, don't give up.


All Great Ideas Start With an Empty Brain, with Artist Maira Kalman Alle großen Ideen beginnen mit einem leeren Gehirn, mit der Künstlerin Maira Kalman Όλες οι μεγάλες ιδέες ξεκινούν με ένα άδειο μυαλό, με την καλλιτέχνη Maira Kalman All Great Ideas Start With an Empty Brain, with Artist Maira Kalman Todas las grandes ideas empiezan con un cerebro vacío, con la artista Maira Kalman Toutes les grandes idées commencent par un cerveau vide, avec l'artiste Maira Kalman Tutte le grandi idee iniziano con un cervello vuoto, con l'artista Maira Kalman すべての偉大なアイデアは空っぽの脳から始まる、アーティストのマイラ・カルマンとともに 모든 훌륭한 아이디어는 빈 머릿속에서 시작됩니다, 아티스트 마이라 칼만과 함께하기 Visos puikios idėjos prasideda nuo tuščių smegenų su menininke Maira Kalman Wszystkie wielkie pomysły zaczynają się od pustego mózgu, z artystką Mairą Kalman Todas as grandes ideias começam com um cérebro vazio, com a artista Maira Kalman Все великие идеи начинаются с пустого мозга, с художником Майрой Кальман Sanatçı Maira Kalman ile Tüm Büyük Fikirler Boş Bir Beyinle Başlar Всі великі ідеї починаються з порожнього мозку, з художницею Майрою Кальман 所有伟大的想法都始于空虚的大脑,艺术家 Maira Kalman 所有伟大的创意都始于一个空洞的大脑,与艺术家迈拉-卡尔曼(Maira Kalman)共同探讨

I can’t believe that we all are alive and we all know that we’re going to die and yet we go on doing what we’re doing in the what might seem to be a completely meaningless exercise this living thing. 우리 모두는 살아 있고, 죽을 거라는 걸 알면서도 전혀 의미 없는 운동으로 보일 수 있는 이 일을 계속한다는 게 믿기지 않습니다. Não consigo acreditar que todos nós estamos vivos e todos sabemos que vamos morrer e, no entanto, continuamos a fazer o que estamos a fazer no que pode parecer ser um exercício completamente sem sentido, esta coisa viva. Я не могу поверить, что все мы живы и все мы знаем, что умрем, и все же продолжаем делать то, что мы делаем в этом, казалось бы, совершенно бессмысленном занятии, этом живом существе.

So it affects me because I am understanding that I’m in a state of temporary – it’s temporary. 그래서 제가 일시적인 상태라는 것을 이해하고 있기 때문에 영향을 받습니다. Por isso, afecta-me porque compreendo que estou num estado temporário - é temporário. Так что это влияет на меня, потому что я понимаю, что я нахожусь в состоянии временном - это временно. So what do you do in this temporary time? Então, o que fazer neste período temporário? You try to do what’s really meaningful to you. Tentamos fazer o que é realmente significativo para nós. You’re not always successful of course because sometimes you don’t know what’s really meaningful and it’s something that unfolds. 물론 항상 성공하는 것은 아니며, 때로는 무엇이 정말 의미 있는 일인지 모를 때가 있기 때문입니다. Nem sempre se é bem sucedido, claro, porque por vezes não se sabe o que é realmente significativo e é algo que se vai revelando. Конечно, вы не всегда добиваетесь успеха, потому что иногда вы не знаете, что действительно имеет значение, и это нечто, что раскрывается. And it’s something that changes all the time anyway by the way with experience and with age. And it's something that changes all the time anyway by the way with experience and with age. 어차피 경험에 따라, 나이에 따라 항상 변하는 것이기도 합니다. E é algo que está sempre a mudar com a experiência e com a idade. So, you know, we’re all screwed. So, you know, we're all screwed. 그러니까 우리 모두 망한 거죠. Por isso, estamos todos lixados. Так что, знаете, нам всем крышка. We really are. 정말 그렇습니다. Estamos mesmo. I always knew that I wanted to do something in this world that would create a job for me that was a narrative of my life. I always knew that I wanted to do something in this world that would create a job for me that was a narrative of my life. 저는 항상 이 세상에서 제 인생의 내러티브가 될 만한 일을 하고 싶다고 생각했습니다. Sempre soube que queria fazer algo neste mundo que criasse um trabalho para mim que fosse uma narrativa da minha vida. And I thought it would be in writing but then I became quite disenchanted with my writing and I thought wouldn’t it be great and easier to draw. And I thought it would be in writing but then I became quite disenchanted with my writing and I thought wouldn't it be great and easier to draw. 글로 표현할 줄 알았는데 글쓰기에 흥미를 잃고 그림을 그리면 더 멋지고 쉽게 표현할 수 있지 않을까 하는 생각이 들었어요. E pensei que seria na escrita, mas depois fiquei bastante desiludido com a minha escrita e pensei que não seria óptimo e mais fácil desenhar.

So I started to draw and then it took me some years to realize that I could draw and paint and that was called books. 그래서 그림을 그리기 시작했고, 몇 년이 지나서야 내가 그림을 그릴 수 있다는 것을 깨달았고, 그것이 바로 책이라는 것을 알게 되었습니다. Comecei a desenhar e depois demorei alguns anos a perceber que podia desenhar e pintar e que isso se chamava livros. Так я начал рисовать, а потом прошло несколько лет, прежде чем я понял, что могу рисовать и писать, и это называется книгами. And then, you know, the thing about finding your voice is that it should change. And then, you know, the thing about finding your voice is that it should change. 그리고 자신의 목소리를 찾는다는 것은 그 목소리가 바뀌어야 한다는 것입니다. E depois, sabem, a questão de encontrarmos a nossa voz é que ela deve mudar. It should keep changing and you should keep finding a new voice. It should keep changing and you should keep finding a new voice. Deve estar sempre a mudar e deve continuar a encontrar uma nova voz. Not something that’s completely alien but something that makes you feel as if you’re exploring a different part of yourself. 완전히 이질적인 것이 아니라 마치 자신의 다른 부분을 탐험하는 듯한 느낌을 줍니다. Não algo que seja completamente estranho, mas algo que nos faça sentir como se estivéssemos a explorar uma parte diferente de nós próprios. So I’m still looking. 그래서 여전히 찾고 있습니다. Por isso, ainda estou à procura. I take a lot of walks and that gives me a great sense of joy and a great sense of cleansing my brain and having an empty brain which I talk about a lot as being a terrific thing to have. 저는 산책을 많이 하는데, 산책을 하면 머리가 맑아지고 뇌가 비워지는 느낌이 들어 큰 기쁨을 느끼며, 이것이 정말 좋은 일이라고 많이 이야기합니다. Faço muitas caminhadas e isso dá-me uma grande sensação de alegria e uma grande sensação de limpeza do meu cérebro e de ter um cérebro vazio, de que falo muito como sendo uma coisa fantástica de se ter.

In the sense the state of not knowing and the state of just absorbing information so I walk and that gives me a million ideas and a million visuals also and I’m photographing and I’m sketching. 아무것도 모르는 상태와 정보를 흡수하는 상태라는 의미에서 저는 걸으면서 백만 가지 아이디어와 백만 가지 비주얼을 떠올리고 사진을 찍고 스케치를 합니다. No sentido do estado de não saber e do estado de apenas absorver informação, por isso ando e isso dá-me um milhão de ideias e um milhão de visuais também e estou a fotografar e a desenhar. And I think also I read a great deal and that inspires me and I look at art. E acho que também leio muito e isso inspira-me e vejo arte. I go to museums. Eu vou a museus. So between looking at trees and looking at art and looking at people and what they’re wearing and looking at dogs and chairs and buildings – well I could go on but looking is a good thing to do. Assim, entre olhar para as árvores e olhar para a arte e olhar para as pessoas e para o que vestem e olhar para cães e cadeiras e edifícios - bem, podia continuar, mas olhar é uma coisa boa a fazer. The only rule if you’re going to follow a rule in my life – how it’s worked for my life is that follow your instinct. The only rule if you're going to follow a rule in my life – how it's worked for my life is that follow your instinct. 내 인생에서 어떤 규칙을 따르려면 그 규칙이 내 인생에 어떻게 작용했는지, 본능을 따르는 것이 유일한 규칙입니다. A única regra a seguir na minha vida - como tem funcionado na minha vida - é seguir o nosso instinto.

I don’t think there’s anything else that I could say that means anything because I don’t think I’ve learned anything other than follow your instinct and persevere which I think is a good thing for anybody. I don't think there's anything else that I could say that means anything because I don't think I've learned anything other than follow your instinct and persevere which I think is a good thing for anybody. 본능을 따르고 인내하는 것이 누구에게나 좋은 일이라고 생각한다는 것 외에는 배운 것이 없다고 생각하기 때문에 다른 의미로 말할 수 있는 것이 없다고 생각합니다. Acho que não há mais nada que eu possa dizer que signifique alguma coisa, porque acho que não aprendi nada para além de seguir o instinto e perseverar, o que acho que é uma coisa boa para qualquer pessoa. So persevere and don’t give up. So persevere and don't give up. 그러니 인내심을 갖고 포기하지 마세요. Por isso, perseverem e não desistam. Так что дерзайте и не сдавайтесь. If you don’t want to give up, don’t give up. Se não queres desistir, não desistas.