Artist Worrying - Sculpture
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Dimensions: 13” x 7.5” x 7”
Medium: Hand Painted Cast Resin
Edition Size: 850
Availability: Available
Year of Release: 2025
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The moment of triumph
“What on earth do I do next? Will I ever have another good idea?
At the end of the 1950s, Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) had scaled the cultural summit. The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! had vaulted him from beloved author to pop-culture icon, a household name whose creations redefined children’s literature. And yet, precisely there, on the peak, he confronted the quiet cliff of uncertainty that stalks many of us in our moments of accomplishment: “What on earth do I do next? Will I ever have another good idea?”
Artist Worrying captures that precipice. It is the intimate admission behind the public legend, a moment of imposter syndrome rendered with candor and wit. The work invites us into the thin air of creativity, where nothing is guaranteed and the next step must be invented, not inherited.
The Quiet Cliff of Uncertainty
“Ted commented that he worried people would “take one look and recognize me as a fraud.”
After having ascended to international fame following the release of The Cat in the Hat and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Ted commented that he worried people would “take one look and recognize me as a fraud.” That confession can be seen as defeatist, or as empowerment – depending upon how we choose to use it. Ted used it to fuel a series of private works that helped him find his way, including rare paintings such as Green Cat in Uleåborg Finland Subway and Fooling Nobody.