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But great work also comes from periods of great joy.
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Jon Anderson and Joyce Kilmer are excellent examples of artists who are inspired and transcribe positive energy, though I'd like to explore their lives a bit more. I know Jon Anderson admits that he didn’t like having to drop out of school to support his family because his father was sick. That can cause some angst that spawn artistic realization. I really don't know the truth but just saying it would be interesting to ask him. He is truly one who can actually 'hear' flowers as he's said at one show I saw him at. As for Kilmer, he was just included in a study where a computer program analyzed the words of poets to look for traits in word usage of suicidal people vs. non suicidal people (He was of course placed in the non suicidal test group (see
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/07/27/wpoet27.xml ). I admit he definitely derived from positive energy and made some beautiful art. Thanks for the recite. In both cases was there something earlier on in their lives that woke up their artistic vision. Jon was admittedly shy. Again, I’m just pulling whatever facts I can google. No matter the driver of the artistic awakening, the two example artists do demonstrate positive energy embodied in art.
This would be an interesting study of how a person gains artistic insight (the study probably already exists in some nature). I think we all agree that it’s something that can’t be taught, but must be learned or derived through experience.
Personally I’m currently questioning the polarity of my artistic drive and its product. I know it’s good, to me, if it is real (true), and if it successfully captures emotion and atmosphere of any tone.
Sorry we’re a bit off thread but all the above posts have been interesting to me.
Here’s a review, with some admendments.
I think most people agree that better crafted art is appreciated by and attracts people who study the craft.
All ‘works of art’, be it music or paintings etc., have a craft side and an artistic side to it.
Craft can be taught but art must be learned (or divinely granted
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Knowledge of the craft brings about a different appreciation and enjoyment of the piece (painting, song, poem)
A person who does not know the craft can enjoy and/or appreciate the piece as much as someone in the know.
Whether or not a piece is good is subjective, no matter how much craft it may or may not possess. However, history proves that well crafted art holds up longer.
Autistic people can be fascinating.
QuantumJo is lefthanded.
Negative energy can make happy art. (I still have to examine this. I’ll have to hit some phyco forums and see what comes up there.)