Artist Profile
@stoicmike by Kyla Estoya
“Do not let yourself be deluded by anyone; this is all I teach.” — Rinzai lineage monk, about 1200
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discovered Mike Lipsey on Pinterest. It was last year, I think. I wanted to explain to a friend how I wanted the vibe of a collage to look like by showing him an image of a dog’s cutout on a green backdrop. He dismissed me until I completely forgot why I wanted to make collages in the first place—I seriously don’t remember. I’ve always admired collages and I’ve had friends questioning my taste in art, asking why I would admire someone whose idea of a masterpiece is gluing and piecing random images together. “Well,” I’d begin, “I love how it’s about something, and nothing, and everything.” In most circumstances, they’ll let go and skip the debate.
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