Monday, April 30, 2007

Barebones!

An interesting passage I read- "I've always found that the best kind of product, whether scientific, artistic or anything else that is cognitive, comes about when there is no audience in the creator's head. The minute one starts thinking about the recievers of the product, it will severely compromise the quality of what one creates. A probable reason for that, is that originality gets relegated to a background, in favor of populist appeal.That is why, it is quite common to see the best kind of creativity, when it is unsullied by the desire for acceptance".


"In writing, which uses the crutch of language, it is far easier to not cross that line than in dance, music, painting or for that matter, science. So poets and writers can write purely for themselves, and then bask in the universality of the medium, that makes a reader recognize some part of his life or thoughts in the writings, and hail it as a great piece.When you are able to relate some thought, feeling or experience to what you are reading/seeing/ listening, another man's indulgence becomes a work of art".

1 comment:

Karthik Dinakar said...

Very nice post.

Excellently written. I think I agree with you - the minute populism creeps into an artist's head, he closes a vital centre of ingenuity in his head.

Are you an admirer of objectivism? :)