I listened to T Hetzel's interview with Tyree Guyton and it gave me food for thought. At the beginning, Hetzel asked Tyree what brought him to the moment that he decided to start the Heidelberg project. He replied that he just heard some beautiful voice that gave him vision, began to understand what space is and eventually found his way. When being asked about how he faced all kinds of challenges, he joked that he was actually against the whole world. But his strong passion for art enabled him to struggle. He said, "If you love something, nothing can stop it...You need opposition. You have to go through something. You have to pay the price. It makes you. It shapes you and all in a sudden you create a masterpiece."
In the interview, Tyree also talked about his experience in other countries. He has travelled to many other places and now has a studio in Shenzhen, China. As a public artist, he regards meeting people and being exposed to new cultures as part of his life and inspiration for his creation. He found many things that were universal and connected.
From the interview, I knew more about the Heidelberg project as well as his life experience. He controls the life, not let it control him. Growing from a poor kid to a famous artist, he changes people's common concept of art and art also changes his horizon, his mind and his life.
I thought his positive attitude was refreshing. Everything he went through was painful, but he takes the good and the bad and turns them into art.
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