Lita Albuquerque on Art, Intuition, and Cosmic Consciousness

In an interview with Artillery Magazine, artist Lita Albuquerque shares insights on her creative philosophy. She names Yves Klein, Kazimir Malevich, and Ana Mendieta as top deceased artists, praising their understanding of art as an elemental, immaterial force. Albuquerque credits art school with teaching discipline, but says she learned to trust intuition over consensus on her own. She advises protecting the integrity of one's vision against market trends. She finds beauty in consciousness awakening through nature, particularly at dawn in the desert. Her greatest extravagance is time for uninterrupted thought and presence. She sees her purpose as creating moments of expanded perception, reminding people of their connection to the cosmos. She is more interested in mysteries like human consciousness and nature's intelligence than in conspiracy theories.