The End of Stuckism and the Post-Stuckist Manifesto
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL POST-STUCKIST MANIFESTO
As Set Down By Rick Visser, The Second Son Of Donald Visser, In The Late Evening Hours Of The Twenty-Second Day of October, In The Solitude of The Studio of the Cave Horse, In The Year 2007 C.E., The Year Of The Pig.
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PREFACE
As the years and ages pass, many wise people will write erudite commentary on this, the first, concise, and essential, root text of Post-Stuckism. This is as it should be; they are invited. Many others will attempt to degrade it, belittle it, or otherwise minimize its undeniable elemental force. This, too, is as it should be; they, too, are invited. Each must unfold his or her potential as a contribution to life; some black, some white. The following text consists of three parts: the Five Post-Stuckist Principles, the Three Reminders, and the One Way of Determining Post-Stuckist Success.
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THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF POST-STUCKISM
Inspiration
"When we wake up in the morning we are inspired to do some certain thing and we do do it."
Discipline
"Artists just go into their studios everyday and shut the door and remain there."
Perseverance
"Defeated, you will rise to your feet as is said of Dry Bones."
Solitude
"One must go absolutely alone with not one thought about others intruding because then one would be off in relative thinking."
Relaxation
"Usually when they come out they go to a park or somewhere they will not meet anyone."
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THE THREE POST-STUCKIST REMINDERS
"If you cannot see you must withdraw yourself till you see what your next action will be."
"Do not imitate others or seek advice anywhere except from your own mind."
"The newest trend and the art scene are unnecessary distractions for a serious artist."
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THE ONE WAY OF DETERMINING POST-STUCKIST SUCCESS
"When I see myself in the work I will know that that is the work I am supposed to do...A contentment with oneself that is success. Do not stop short of real contentment. You may as well never have been born if you remain discontented."
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Thus ends the root text of the First Post-Stuckist Manifesto consisting of 1649 characters, the number of which is coincident with the year of the death of Hendrick Hondius the Elder.
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All quotations above from:
Image above: Hendrik Hondius the Elder, Vanitas Still Life, 1626, engraving and book print, 42.0 x 27.6 cm.
The Rijksmuseum
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FINIS CORONAT OPUS
For an Introduction to Stuckism Click HERE.
