Originality without filters

טלי לוי. טאל סטוביק Taly Levi. Tal Stoobik
Jun 15
2 min read

On intuitive, true creation, and my way of staying true to myself

What exactly is original art?

Is it measured by a style that has never been seen before? In a brilliant idea that no one else has thought of?

Or maybe – it is actually in the simplest place:

The ability to be who you are, without filters.

When I create, I don't know in advance what will happen

There is no precise sketch, no solidified concept, no final decisions.

There is only presence. Listening. Blank page. Colors. Silence.

I work from feelings, not from plans.

Sometimes the hand is drawn to a certain color for no reason.

Sometimes a figure appears, strange perhaps, and when I continue to give it space, it suddenly "sits down". It is no longer strange – it is precise. It is ME.

Originality is not a pose – it is sincerity

I am not trying to create something that will be "special" or will be fond of many people. I am trying to create something that will be honest. In my opinion, when a work is created from an honest place, it will always be unique, because there is no other like it.

The search for originality is sometimes suffocating. But the search for truth is liberating. It allows the work to arrive exactly as it asks.

There are moments when I do not know how to explain what I do.

I simply know that I cannot not do it. The hand chooses a color, the lines move, and something is built. An Inspiration that does not always know how to explain itself. And only in the end, when I look at the result, I understand: "Ah, this is what happened inside me."

My art reflects me. No filters. Strange as it is.

Sometimes I get a work that does not "fit" into any category.

It's too small. Strange. Not designed according to the rules.

But it manages to touch people. Why? Because it was born without an effort to impress, but with a desire to be.