BIKERS CLUB SEPTEMBER 2019 ISSUE | Page 23

Diverse Artistry Art and bohemianism come hand in hand. Most bohemians spend their time pursuing artistic projects like the creation of books, songs, and paintings, but the list doesn't end there. Singing, dancing, sketching, poetry, and even blogging are all common hobbies in the bohemian world. Since the earliest cave paintings of men hunting and being hunted, art has served as a way to criticise the flawed nature of the world that surrounds us. From predators to presidents, there will always be a threat to our freedom that can be identified through poems, novels, paintings, and any other artform under the sun. "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." What It All Means Bohemians live the way they want. They don't concern themselves with routine, wealth, social norms, or the judgement of others. Many will call them bums, burdens, and a whole myriad of names, but that doesn't change the fact that we could all learn something from the bohemians of our age. Bohemians could remind us of what we once had in childhood but lost along the way to adulthood. There's nothing wrong with the pursuit of success and financial stability, but it's important that we don't sacrifice our creativity, curiosity, and everything else that makes us happy just to chase the things society tells us to chase. To summarise this article with a quote from the novelist 'Jake Lizarraga' : "The antagonist to progress is not chaos, but entrapment"