Art and desire...

"The truth about creators of art is that no matter what anyone says, they pretty much are self-motivated and it's something they have to do.

I've sat in poetry writing groups at college. I've been to film reviews in film school. And I've been involved with creating things, most of my life, and most of the time displaying them.

And the truth about creators of art is that no matter what anyone says, they pretty much are self-motivated and it's something they have to do.

Why do they have to do it?

That's where it gets tricky.Maybe they'll find a gene someday that forces people to become artists. It's not an intelligent thing to do. The phrase "starving artist" didn't appear from thin air.

In other words, one thing I've noticed, over the years, is that no matter what you say to an artist, you won't be able to stop them. You just won't.

Either they enjoy it too much, or it helps keep them sane. Maybe they don't care if you like their work or not. Maybe they receive praise and enjoy that. But praise or not, money or not, there simply is no way to squash the artist anymore than you could catch a lion with your bare hands.

That desire to keep going is part of the whole equation. Or I should say, that desire to keep going while the mantle is upon you — that is part of the artist's personality"

Dave Beckerman


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