Why Veteran-Artists Don't Quit

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A look into Tom Sachs' exhibition piece for the Bangkok Art Biennale and an explanation of the artist's resentment and gratitude.
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1:19 Artist resentment and gratitude diagram
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A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California.
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@petecolombo Жыл бұрын

This spirited man, after years of making art, is realizing what a rookie he is. Just the breakthrough he needed to finish the thing.

@nedanother9382 Жыл бұрын

christ what an insight....aint it the truth

@yungtid Жыл бұрын

felt

@problen_ Жыл бұрын

I love the hands shaking when you are showing something you have made to your hero. I know that feeling.

@Nomadboatbuilding Жыл бұрын

As a boatbuilder myself, I sympathize with Tom's breakthrough.

@dustyoldhat Жыл бұрын

I love this comment haha

@unclassedmedia Жыл бұрын

I always think of that breakthrough moment as 'moving sideways'

@RachaelPadilla Жыл бұрын

I just met Tom Sachs for the first time yesterday as he was dealing with the distraction of a book signing. Now I feel like a goof for telling him how much his work inspired me. Great video.

@lgerback34 Жыл бұрын

What was the book might I ask?

@dustyoldhat Жыл бұрын

Don't feel like a goof. You'll always remember that. Tom's the best, he appreciated it.

@RachaelPadilla Жыл бұрын

@@dustyoldhat Thank you!

@RachaelPadilla Жыл бұрын

@@lgerback34 Spaceships. It's amazing!

@williamtylerast Жыл бұрын

this blew my brain and made me feel very validated as an artist.

@mcbluematter Жыл бұрын

« They resent the inspiration » one of the truest things I’ve ever heard

@imdanstellar Жыл бұрын

Commitment is in every area of life. By being non-committal you are missing out on so much gratitude. EXCELLENT teaching Van, I love it!

@ravisharma-tl5to Жыл бұрын

God knows how i have been waiting for you to post. Literally crave your work.

@SuzetteMorrow Жыл бұрын

Me too! 😂

@a.potter8853 Жыл бұрын

Let the ad play, click the things, KEEP THE CHANNEL ALIVE.

@bennyseos Жыл бұрын

wow i cant imagine anyone explaining life better than van did. thats just incredible. thank you for this for real!

@alceedus Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about how Spielberg never stops, and then I see this video! Awesome :)

@videowatcher549 Жыл бұрын

This story and the way Ban tells is legendary, Tom Sacks cameo and all. Pure Van Neistat greatest here.

@D_n_J_n_ Жыл бұрын

Maybe...the veteran knows he can always reframe. That he or she can change course (the new idea isn't laziness. It's better-informed, or more inspired). And is grateful for the perspective. Thanks for sharing this with us. Enjoy the holiday :-)

@jimmyha5212 Жыл бұрын

I needed to buy a lamp. Instead of taking the easier and cheaper way out of this (just go buy a lamp), I'm in the process of making a destroyer lamp.

@BlockheadJiujitsu 8 ай бұрын

As a martial artist of 10 years, this was beautifully relatable

@jakeparker44 Жыл бұрын

This is EXACTLY the video I have needed, I need now, and will need in the future. Thanks Van.

@ACoustaDC Жыл бұрын

Van and Casey having videos out on the same day.... HEAD EXPLODING with Niestat joy! Happy Thanksgiving Van...and Tom. Hope you both have things to be thankful for.

@tomasr64 Жыл бұрын

I learned to scale down my projects because of resentment plus high failure rate. Its been months of slow growth back into projects and yes, gratitude and enjoyment of the finished pieces.

@Zero.0ne. Жыл бұрын

Beautiful breakthrough. That vessel will make a great treehouse studio.

@laidenc Жыл бұрын

I am going through this with both work, life and projects and I thank you for putting into words my scattered brain thoughts as I have struggled to place them on a timeline as simply as you have. I have the commitment and never quit but you have given me the knowledge of knowing it’s all part of the process. Makes the resentment a little less annoying. Thank you.

@pigeonpat8168 Жыл бұрын

my breakthrough/best moment in bangkok was when you unveiled gratitude on the drawing. very moving. this is the best bullet, finish the job. big bravo.

@crocodisle Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you read the comments but first off, thank you for this video. Second off, there's something I want to approach and the KZfaq comment section is hardly the place. Something is missing from your diagram. The path to done is rarely, if ever, linear. Speaking from my own experience, quitting was the best thing I ever did and was absolutely necessary to finishing some of the best art I've ever done. Through resentment I found gratitude in completion. In a world of opportunity there is gratitude from the opportunity cost of quitting to regain focus. What got me to done wasn't inherently gratitude, it was so much more than that. Thanks for opening the conversation

@shenkaed Жыл бұрын

Been suffering from writers block this week. Video couldn’t have popped up at a better time, thank you 🙏🏽

@Methoverbitches Жыл бұрын

The thought of constant resentment with no gratitude makes me sick. I can therefore I will. Needed this reminder

@your4x4life41 Жыл бұрын

100% on the money! Truth in simplicity 👊👊👊

@jefh Жыл бұрын

My wife and I always watch your videos together because we find them very inspiring (we're artists)

@anthonydauer Жыл бұрын

My undergrad art professor in his course, Art Philosophy, guided us to define "art" as the "right making of the "thing". Earing you use it in an "art" marking context brings back those lectures from the last millennium. I have wondered from time to time whether he was able to turn it into a common course offering beyond our campus? It was a good compliment to "Art History". The two kinds of artists remind me as well of an antidote that Lawrence Block includes in one of his writing books about two of his former student authors. One is natural, and the other not so much. The natural writes a novel and sends it off only to be rejected. They tried, but apparently writing is not for them. They move on. The other wrote and submitted and received rejection after rejection until finally they did not and were published. They did their 10,000 hours as Gladstone suggested was necessary to develop the skill and added with the tenacity to endure received reward.

@dustyoldhat Жыл бұрын

Love this comment. Which Block book do you recommend? Currently sitting on a handful of short stories and it's my first writing after a career in design and art.... a little afraid to send them out but I could use some advice and pep talk like that haha

@DrewWillson Жыл бұрын

I saw Infinity last month! Walked around a corner here in Bangkok and it was just sitting on the lawn of the Siam Museum. An amazing moment of serendipity.

@wut255 Жыл бұрын

I think people often try to avoid and anticipate walls because of the resentment they've previously experienced. This anticipation prevents them from starting the work because of their sense of how hard the wall will be to overcome is already so great. "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." Shakespeare

@awildkiera Жыл бұрын

Van, you never miss.

@JosMiranda Жыл бұрын

This people is crazy.. I love it..

@DoubtingMike 3 ай бұрын

I love seeing Van interact with TS and wish there was more of it. I have followed TS for many, many years and enjoyed seeing Van make his own way, but these videos show the effect TS has had on Van but more importantly, the respect that TS has for Van. I see (have seen) a lot of hate for TS after the world of “resentful” people hammered him for a joke, but if Van approves of him then it is good enough for me.

@owenatkinson2058 Жыл бұрын

Dear Van, There is a quote you need to hear from Conrad's novella 'Heart of Darkness'. "I don't like work, no man does--but I like what is in the work, the chance to find yourself. Your own reality--for yourself, not for others--what no other man can ever know. They can only see the mere show, and never can tell what it really means." As I read those words I imagined them written out on a Corona typewriter.

@wadezolla3786 Жыл бұрын

I was just in Bangkok and when I popped out of the train station near the great temple palace, as one does, I turned to my left and there was “Infinity”. Really cool to see your last video and then the boat a week later. Then coming back and watching this one ties it all together. Thank you Van. Thank you Tom. Endless inspiration.

@no-hustle 6 ай бұрын

It's amazing what happens when you aprpeciate and know 'the struggle' WILL come about, no matter what. By finding that reason why at the start, committing to that, and lying down the foundations, you have all you need to overcome; even though you have no idea what you'll need to overcome.

@adolfo_moreno Жыл бұрын

I am no veteran but I sure am grateful for your content

@2003monaro Жыл бұрын

Van, I’m a long time student, love watching the new vids as I travel by train to work in Sydney, AU. Been there from beginning when Casey plugged you. Just wanted to say I find you really inspirational and motivating. I strive to match your drive and enthusiasm in the mundane. You have a true gift!

@christiancortes4139 Жыл бұрын

I second this sentiment

@DaliwolfBacon Жыл бұрын

The wisdom you share is so very valuable to me. Thank you for the gift.

@rodrigotellom 14 күн бұрын

I thought I've seen everything Van had, every single video, but somehow I missed this one. I'll draw this and put it in my wall.

@CoveringFish Жыл бұрын

I needed this

@corbyn Жыл бұрын

Beautiful perspective!!

@joel42097 Жыл бұрын

Needed this reminder

@icekura Жыл бұрын

beatiful, thank you spirited man

@cristiansoutside 19 күн бұрын

Stuck on my first YT video and coming here for inspiration. I know it won’t be perfect but at least I started.

@TommyWalker1 Жыл бұрын

I needed this.

@maxabeles Жыл бұрын

Hey this is amazing, thanks for sharing with us.

@tea_378 Жыл бұрын

Wow! This is so inspiring!

@eu_lucasfer Жыл бұрын

I lost the count of how many times I've watched this video, as a reminder for keep the consistency.

@preachitmrd Жыл бұрын

Love this. So much truth in this.

@Barterparty Жыл бұрын

Fantastic explanation, so true!!

@JuancarlosRodriguez-bx3bw Жыл бұрын

I am inspired. Thank you

@RayllALT Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this, I admire you.

@parasocialbondsmetaswvoits9078 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload 👍

@GauravMishraUIX Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, loved it.

@dosesandmimoses Жыл бұрын

I love the simplicity of your message. Gratitude

@tamirbelo Жыл бұрын

You truly inspire me with every video.

@MichaelJLong Жыл бұрын

I’ve never felt so understood. 🙌🙌

@joannaperzynska364 Жыл бұрын

I JUST LOVE IT!!!

@bbacchus Жыл бұрын

Bravo! So good and spot on.

@JeremyPuren Жыл бұрын

Thanks this was a good video to watch for the time i am in at this moment.

@MindofAmna Жыл бұрын

Wow this was deeply profound thank you Van!

@ivan_tarasiuk Жыл бұрын

this is very much in time, as I'm considering starting my first own business at 30 years of age. gotta be prepared for the damn wall.

@hectormoreira4316 Жыл бұрын

DUDE! What a video! Thanks, Mr. Neistat!

@anuraglal1588 Жыл бұрын

Well said❤

@nicolas_george Жыл бұрын

I love this video, thank you for sharing this earned wisdom.

@basketsresale Жыл бұрын

Love the videos Your a great story teller

@caryconover Жыл бұрын

This is the only KZfaq channel where I feel compelled to comment after each and every video. Thanks for bringing TS into this one, great to see you two together in the frame

@Jean_villegas Жыл бұрын

Another great video Van, keep it up

@CristinaFilms Жыл бұрын

This video explained it so well! ❤ I needed to hear this, thank you for making!

@FedericoSottoriva Жыл бұрын

Van, your videos just hit different, this was so inspiring 🙏

@erikobjects Жыл бұрын

Thanks Van and thanks Tom!

@moniquequinton4242 Жыл бұрын

I love this !! This is a meditation on life itself

@bentb6348 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@filippobincoletto2503 10 ай бұрын

I guess I just needed this kind of video and to hear what you say here for the good and right pursue of my carreer as for changing my personal attitude

@seanoncape4854 Жыл бұрын

Wow wow, thank you!

@Dennis-de1ji Жыл бұрын

What a story teller❤️❤️

@jakejaramillo Жыл бұрын

wowwww, you summed this entire feeling up more cohesively than i could've ever imagined. i'd never felt gratitude for creation until i actually started committing myself to finishing my projects. the pressure of commitment is unbearable and frustrating, but without it, i would still be wishing that i could finish a project and never would have been able to feel grateful for expression in the ways i am now. fantastic video, van. thank you so much for this ❤

@CreativeTies_ Жыл бұрын

I've come back to this video multiple times since it's release and I can't thank you enough for putting this together. I just scribbled my own version of the diagram but if you ever release a print of yours I'm there for it.

@I.dont.think.you.understand Жыл бұрын

Just fantastic

@jimkomas4846 Жыл бұрын

Excellent,great,an so true film ❤

@erikpeterson4873 Жыл бұрын

If this is an original concept, this is so profoundly insightful and now clearly evident, this process has been at play in my career.

@hotsaucecornielle9205 Жыл бұрын

I'm grateful that you exist, and your ability to storytell your story

@richwalters388 Жыл бұрын

Solid gold, Van. Thanks for this. Now I gotta get back to work!

@aliciaperezgallego1144 Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed! I will really enjoy a poster of your two diagrams for my workroom.

@crazicat Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another wonderful and inspiring lesson on life.

@tylerhasabike5043 Жыл бұрын

This is relevant to everything in life. Thank you, Van.

@BerudPL Жыл бұрын

this is one of best Van's wisdom

@ScottyCo Жыл бұрын

I've been close to finishing a project and have struggled to find the motivation to finish. This video became the motivation for me. Thanks Van!

@sargentnuts584 Жыл бұрын

Keep it up Van!

@djplastix Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal! After this got over the wall and finished what I once started

@andrewnulis Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding about that breakthrough! Halo from Indonesia!

@2manynos Жыл бұрын

Amazing video Van, one of my favorites. You have such a unique, thoughtful, and concise way of conveying different aspects of life. I'm always left feeling extremely introspective after watching and have benefited a lot from being a subscriber. That's something I can't say about many other channels I've seen on KZfaq, so thank you.