STOP WAR, MAKE MORE….ART

Stop making war with yourself and others. Make war with art instead. Art is our interpretation of the truth. Love is truth, and truth is the blank canvas we paint our lies upon.

Truth is the blank canvas we PAINT our lies upon.

If you can tell your version of a "beautiful lie"—one that captures the essence of love and someone sees it and experiences the closest version of truth they can reach through your fiction, you’ve changed their life. You’ve shown them a snapshot of supreme beauty through a lens so well-crafted that it becomes believable.

 

The reality is, everybody is an artist.

We all move through the world creating our own versions of truth, deciding what to believe and what to discard.

For those who feel imperfect or lost, the task is simply to pick the best lie from the truths another artist has painted.

But there is no point in diluting your art by creating your lie from someone else's. Tell your own version of your truth, but understand it is exactly that: your version.

Tell your own version of your truth, but understand it is exactly that: your version.

In film, we use shadows to define the light. We manipulate grain, color, and sound to manufacture a moment that never happened, all so the audience can feel something undeniably real. If we can all recognize our perceptions for what they are—subjective lies—we stop clinging to them as dogma. We stop fighting so hard to protect a lie.

Real artists know the best part of creating is looking at that blank canvas of love and truth and being excited by the possibilities. I want to tell lies so well that I give people a chance to experience the love and truth I’ve known. If I can give them a peek, it opens the door for them to use their own art to offer a glimpse into heaven.

If I can give them a peek, it opens the door for them to use their own art to offer a glimpse into heaven.

When we stop defending our lies (It’s hard to choose war and violence when you are no longer fighting tooth and nail for a lie.), we can finally start telling the most accurate version of the truth we can experience.

At Gruff, we aren’t just making content; we’re obsessing over the texture of the lie. We’re staring at the blank canvas until it stares back. Grab a camera, pick up a brush, or find a stage. Tell your lie. The world is waiting for your version of the truth.

And for those looking for a lie that brings them closer to the light? You’ll be there for them. You’re an artist.

And don’t be so hard on yourself because you think your lie isn’t good enough. Your lie is the perfect lie to tell to the person who needs to hear it.

If anybody gets in the way of you creating your beautiful art, send them to T Time in Hollywood, and I’ll Gruff them up. Aggressively if need be.

That includes yourself, you beautiful piece of shit.

 

Don’t believe any of this. It’s all lies.

 

Love 9X,

T Time ( TRISTAN AVERY THOMAS)

Creator of art at GRUFF STUDIOS.

 

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Tristan Avery Thomas

TRISTAN AVERY THOMAS is a multifaceted filmmaker FROM FAYETTEVILLE, AR. With years of experience as an editor, director, and cinematographer, Tristan basically does everything on set except OPEN C-STANDS(HE STILL HASN’T FIGURED THAT PART OUT YET.) Armed with a keen eye for visual storytelling and a sense of humor that sneaks into his work whether he likes it or not. Tristan crafts witty, offbeat stories populated with characters as flawed and unpredictable as the rest of us. From the first draft to the final cut, his projects are fueled by dedication and the stubborn belief that movies should be entertaining, a little bit unexpected, and just mischievous enough to keep audiences on their toes.

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