Vivek Shraya Quotes and Sayings - Page 2

“When I was writing, I wanted every word to be not only deliberate, but musical. Precious.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Writing #Musical #Wanted

“I don't yet know what style will be required for my next novel, but my sense is that each book will involve a new relationship to language.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Book #New Relationship #Style

“I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Ideas #Focus #Intention

“I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to protest or activists online who are constantly engaging and educating others.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Voice #Body #Online

“As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically and emotionally challenging, there is ultimately something a bit comfortable about making art in the comfort of your own home.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Art #Believe #Home

“I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Art #Use #Narrative

“As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Art #Responsibility #Feelings

“I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support artists of color.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Responsibility #Artist #Thinking

“When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Book #Reading #Singing

“I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio or library cassettes, and then "accidentally" sing or hum these songs in class. This would impress the girls, who would then defend me from the boys.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Girl #Song #Boys

“Music is my first love, where my artistic journey began.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#First Love #Journey #Firsts

“Children are receptive to talking about gender creativity, confirming the importance of the book as a means to instigate this dialogue at an early age.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Children #Book #Creativity

“I have always considered the aesthetic of a project, including press photos, as a means to further the message of the art itself.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Art #Mean #Messages

“Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.”
-- Vivek Shraya

#Art #Artist #Sometimes