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.
I am not an artist per se. I am a pastor. But, every single week, we, pastors, create sermons, which has an artistic component to it. I relate 100% with it. Through out the week, every week, there is a lot of work, and some resentment. But there is commitment, and, most of the weeks, a lot of gratitude in the end.
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 :-)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 UA-cam 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
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
I don’t live in the first world. I don’t have access to the museums or shows that could have introduced me to Tom’s work. I got glimpses throw stories on Casey’s channel or tidbit on Van’s. And I always wondered who the man this mountain of inspiration. These last few videos have confirmed I need to learn more about his work and has definitely given me that pre-fan feeling. Great work gentlemen. I hope to look up at the boat sailing the wind through the trees one day.
OMG this journey is like you discovered two more seasons of Breaking Bad. Everything that Casey and Van are ....are that way because of Tom....its a great story. I live in the first world....I haven't seen his work either. Someday or just make it yourself.
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.
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.
This Spirited Woman Artist gets sick of the blue chip hierarchy of what is real art. Thank you for doing the thing that needs making. Every single video you put out into this giant spinning ball IS ART! I think you will be remembered Spirited Man.
Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll said. I have been both. And alternate between the two depending on the year. Happy to have this as a reference to return to when the resentments pile up.
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 UA-cam, so thank you.
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 ❤
My life’s been upside down with personal stuff and way too many projects... I hate all of them and all the people and I feel like crap but for the life of me I can’t figure out why I just don’t quit. I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I don’t get why I just don’t quit... well. I’ll keep going. Believing that my resentment is good fuel. That the many walls I’ve faced will lead to the ultimate breakthrough. I’ll get through it. Just never thought I’d get a video explaining it so well
Absolutely inspiring stuff Van. I have only over the last couple of years become a huge fan of Tom Sachs because of you. The way that you, and he, logically can lay out the creative process is daunting, but at the same time so incredibly inspiring. The do it yourself ethic, taken to a whole other level. The absolute best is, that this is know but hardly ever expressed in such a logical way by anyone. Thank you for making it clear to those of us that know, but just didn't know we know. A special thanks for those of us that didn't know, yet.
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.
The hardest part of this endless circle is explaining to “normal” people why you keep doing it. Maybe I’ll just start sending them a link to this video.
Great diagram model and insight from both you and Tom. Have been a resident of BKK for 10 years now and am heading out to Museum Siam tomorrow to check this out!
we all should be thankfull to tom sachs for giving van and casey an opportunity and support in the early days ,he's one of the reason we get to watch these 2 brilliant filmmakers on youtube .
One of your best videos yet. I wonder if Tom’s boat journey started with the nautical challenge and ended with infinity. Cool to see somewhat of a full circle with you and Tom and the sea. From innocence to experience.
I think that boat is now on display at Museum Siam, I was there this weekend for an exhibit and I was wondering what the gray boat was out front... I will have to go back and see if its the same one.
Van, really appreciate you making this. I feel like at times we're both the probationary and the veteran artist, depending on what skills we've developed and wish to develop. I feel like a newbie when it comes to creative writing, and I've got a few unfinished drafts collecting dust on my hard drive. They've been there for months. But with music and songwriting, I'm a veteran finisher. After proving to myself for the first time that I could make a complete song, I've felt more confident moving forward. And with each new completion of a project, more confidence. No matter what level of artistry a person is at, all it takes is having enough guts/confidence to get it done the first time, then every time after that will be less daunting. Thank you for this.
I think the ending is the most important part. Realizing it’s okay to change the destination of what you’re working towards is underrated. Going through tons of BS just to end up somewhere you don’t want to be won’t give you satisfaction
Even though I don't know much about Tom Sachs, I just felt a wave of respect for him as I watched this video. Van and Tom, you two are amazing artists. Nothing but respect for you two. God bless.
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
thank you duuude! i needed this just now. I'm just about to launch my new UA-cam vision and I'm at the wall right now. Perfect timing! much appreciated!
This spirited man, after years of making art, is realizing what a rookie he is. Just the breakthrough he needed to finish the thing.
christ what an insight....aint it the truth
felt
I love the hands shaking when you are showing something you have made to your hero. I know that feeling.
Its funny how that can still happen even when you are close
As a boatbuilder myself, I sympathize with Tom's breakthrough.
I love this comment haha
God knows how i have been waiting for you to post. Literally crave your work.
Me too! 😂
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.
What was the book might I ask?
Don't feel like a goof. You'll always remember that. Tom's the best, he appreciated it.
@@helpfulcommenter Thank you!
@@lgerback34 Spaceships. It's amazing!
wow i cant imagine anyone explaining life better than van did. thats just incredible. thank you for this for real!
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!
I always think of that breakthrough moment as 'moving sideways'
this blew my brain and made me feel very validated as an artist.
I am not an artist per se. I am a pastor. But, every single week, we, pastors, create sermons, which has an artistic component to it. I relate 100% with it. Through out the week, every week, there is a lot of work, and some resentment. But there is commitment, and, most of the weeks, a lot of gratitude in the end.
Grew up in a pastors home. Yes.
❤
I am a pastor aswell! Couldn't agree more! Thanks for your comment and greetings from Germany😇
Gods not real
🎉Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!!
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.
This story and the way Ban tells is legendary, Tom Sacks cameo and all. Pure Van Neistat greatest here.
This is EXACTLY the video I have needed, I need now, and will need in the future. Thanks Van.
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 :-)
« They resent the inspiration » one of the truest things I’ve ever heard
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beautiful breakthrough. That vessel will make a great treehouse studio.
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 UA-cam 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
Van, you never miss.
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!
I second this sentiment
The wisdom you share is so very valuable to me. Thank you for the gift.
Been suffering from writers block this week. Video couldn’t have popped up at a better time, thank you 🙏🏽
My wife and I always watch your videos together because we find them very inspiring (we're artists)
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.
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.
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
100% on the money! Truth in simplicity 👊👊👊
DUDE! What a video! Thanks, Mr. Neistat!
This people is crazy.. I love it..
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.
I don’t live in the first world. I don’t have access to the museums or shows that could have introduced me to Tom’s work. I got glimpses throw stories on Casey’s channel or tidbit on Van’s. And I always wondered who the man this mountain of inspiration.
These last few videos have confirmed I need to learn more about his work and has definitely given me that pre-fan feeling.
Great work gentlemen. I hope to look up at the boat sailing the wind through the trees one day.
There's tons of Toms work online - watch the videos first, from a couple decades ago. Van and Casey made them.
OMG this journey is like you discovered two more seasons of Breaking Bad. Everything that Casey and Van are ....are that way because of Tom....its a great story. I live in the first world....I haven't seen his work either. Someday or just make it yourself.
@@helpfulcommenter definitely going to check it out. Thanks!
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.
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.
I like your artwork video different then almost all videos on UA-cam. Thanks to give us this content! ❤
As someone working throught he wall right now this was sooo good to watch. Love this channel
If this is an original concept, this is so profoundly insightful and now clearly evident, this process has been at play in my career.
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.
I love the simplicity of your message. Gratitude
That applied to be not listening to my brain during my five K run yesterday. Appreciate this one brother
Wow, this is so insightful. Such an accurate explanation of why so many people fail to fulfill their creative dreams.
This Spirited Woman Artist gets sick of the blue chip hierarchy of what is real art. Thank you for doing the thing that needs making. Every single video you put out into this giant spinning ball IS ART! I think you will be remembered Spirited Man.
Phenomenal! After this got over the wall and finished what I once started
I lost the count of how many times I've watched this video, as a reminder for keep the consistency.
Just fantastic
Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll said. I have been both. And alternate between the two depending on the year. Happy to have this as a reference to return to when the resentments pile up.
jeez itt's just so mitivational so crazy i needed this to breakthrough my wall
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 UA-cam, so thank you.
Thank you Van, you showed me the reason why I quit art "for good" some time ago, I will do my best to keep comitted and finish the projects!
Thank you so much, Mr. Van Neistat.
this video is one of those nuggets you want to save in your save playlist. Thank you Van for making it and sharing it! Good day Sir.
Thank you for another wonderful and inspiring lesson on life.
Needed this reminder
Love the video Van. You have motivated me. Happy Thanksgiving.
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!
That’s how ads are supposed to be!!; Informative!!❤️
I am no veteran but I sure am grateful for your content
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 ❤
My life’s been upside down with personal stuff and way too many projects... I hate all of them and all the people and I feel like crap but for the life of me I can’t figure out why I just don’t quit. I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I don’t get why I just don’t quit... well. I’ll keep going. Believing that my resentment is good fuel. That the many walls I’ve faced will lead to the ultimate breakthrough. I’ll get through it. Just never thought I’d get a video explaining it so well
Van, your videos just hit different, this was so inspiring 🙏
Love the videos
Your a great story teller
Beautiful perspective!!
going to make this required viewing for all my future interns, thank you!
Absolutely inspiring stuff Van. I have only over the last couple of years become a huge fan of Tom Sachs because of you. The way that you, and he, logically can lay out the creative process is daunting, but at the same time so incredibly inspiring. The do it yourself ethic, taken to a whole other level. The absolute best is, that this is know but hardly ever expressed in such a logical way by anyone. Thank you for making it clear to those of us that know, but just didn't know we know. A special thanks for those of us that didn't know, yet.
Thanks for the upload 👍
I'm amazed! I will really enjoy a poster of your two diagrams for my workroom.
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.
I bought one here in South Africa 🌍 love EcoFlow
Stuck on my first YT video and coming here for inspiration. I know it won’t be perfect but at least I started.
Excellent,great,an so true film ❤
Went through this journey three times this week!! This is the first year I commit to close all of those open cycles, and I feel the gratitude!
Thanks Van and thanks Tom!
Thanks for reminding about that breakthrough! Halo from Indonesia!
I’ve never felt so understood. 🙌🙌
Oh boy, amazing history! It just like my all life!
The hardest part of this endless circle is explaining to “normal” people why you keep doing it. Maybe I’ll just start sending them a link to this video.
Me too!!!! “Artists are weird like that” said the artist.
Great diagram model and insight from both you and Tom. Have been a resident of BKK for 10 years now and am heading out to Museum Siam tomorrow to check this out!
we all should be thankfull to tom sachs for giving van and casey an opportunity and support in the early days ,he's one of the reason we get to watch these 2 brilliant filmmakers on youtube .
Man this is like ABC for me, Always Be Closing for an endless cycle of gratitude 🙏🏻
this is one of best Van's wisdom
One of your best videos yet. I wonder if Tom’s boat journey started with the nautical challenge and ended with infinity. Cool to see somewhat of a full circle with you and Tom and the sea. From innocence to experience.
I think that boat is now on display at Museum Siam, I was there this weekend for an exhibit and I was wondering what the gray boat was out front... I will have to go back and see if its the same one.
Van, really appreciate you making this. I feel like at times we're both the probationary and the veteran artist, depending on what skills we've developed and wish to develop. I feel like a newbie when it comes to creative writing, and I've got a few unfinished drafts collecting dust on my hard drive. They've been there for months. But with music and songwriting, I'm a veteran finisher. After proving to myself for the first time that I could make a complete song, I've felt more confident moving forward. And with each new completion of a project, more confidence. No matter what level of artistry a person is at, all it takes is having enough guts/confidence to get it done the first time, then every time after that will be less daunting. Thank you for this.
What a story teller❤️❤️
I think the ending is the most important part. Realizing it’s okay to change the destination of what you’re working towards is underrated. Going through tons of BS just to end up somewhere you don’t want to be won’t give you satisfaction
Wow this was deeply profound thank you Van!
Solid gold, Van. Thanks for this. Now I gotta get back to work!
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.
I love this !! This is a meditation on life itself
Bravo! So good and spot on.
Even though I don't know much about Tom Sachs, I just felt a wave of respect for him as I watched this video. Van and Tom, you two are amazing artists. Nothing but respect for you two. God bless.
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
beatiful, thank you spirited man
As a martial artist of 10 years, this was beautifully relatable
Absolutely, loved it.
thank you duuude! i needed this just now. I'm just about to launch my new UA-cam vision and I'm at the wall right now. Perfect timing! much appreciated!
BUT I will get my gratitude.
As a self employed person I was meant to see this! Thank you for being in my head and making sense of the process. 👌
Love this. So much truth in this.
You truly inspire me with every video.