Renoir on contraints

“One morning, one of us ran out of the black, it was the birth of Impressionism.” - Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Perhaps a poetic, revisionist take on the start of a new style of art, but Renoir speaks to unexpected blessings of constraint.

When something you’ve relied on is taken away, a vacuum is created.

A creative vacuum.

👉 The modern day challenge, for many of us, is not absence but abundance.

Abundance is confusing because it requires discernment. Decisions are about which rather than whether.

Absence may feel more scary, but it’s in that tension that creative solutions emerge.

❓What's one thing you'd be better without?

❓When has a lack of something sparked innovation for you?

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