Robert Volkerts

I don’t know. I honestly don’t. But the closest thing to an answer I can think of is a saying that resonated greatly with me. It goes; “Crawling on the floor, one can see under the door.” And with that I’m saying that, I have had numerous shocks to my emotions and my mind that I have often found myself in the position of being down and out, with, to me, nothing to lose.

And it is in this frame of mind that creativity is born. It’s a reaction. Almost a reflex. Same as some people find escape in sport. These are people building up tension inside, and they need a release before they implode. I suppose with some people it’s creativity and art.

At a young age, I was cast out and sort of the odd man out for a very long time. In this time I had to learn to entertain myself, and to fend for myself. And I suppose in this time, in response to the things happening around me, I started watching allot of movies, comic books, music, books, sketch. I was alone most of the time, just sort of, living in my head. And I suppose I’m a little conditioned to be this way.

Though sometimes it’s more a curse than a blessing.

So..in short. I suppose it’s because of circumstances, and the way I processed my life, and the things I was exposed to. I was always interested in more because the world I was living in was not satisfying me. It left me satiated. So I looked for wisdom and solace elsewhere. And I found it in art.

So uhm..I guess instead of writing all that I could have just said “Oops, it was an accident!”

Thank you for the question, don’t be a stranger.

-Rob

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