The Artist : Why sometimes they are A**holes? - Bilge

Z Zeta Member Atlantis/Basque Country/Spain/Mexico Joined: Feb 13, 2007 Posts: 2105	Z Zeta Posted posted on Tue, Jun 15, 2010 11:27 AM On 2010-06-15 10:02, JOHN-O wrote: I think that anyone who is driven by a creative soul lives for their art/craft/vision and "doesn't suffer fools". JAJA! AWESOME! That's the "image" I am looking for... Frustrated artist thinking for himself: "Those fools, I will show them..." Oh boy... Angst is a powerful creative force. According to Picasso (and others) creation and destruction are two sides of the same coin. (the coin image was added up by me) He said exactly... (wait, I am getting my artist's quotes blackbook... 1 minute please...) Here! "The creative act is first and foremost an act of destruction" -Picasso See? Assholeish but true! Maybe he was not being an asshole, maybe I am just bitter because he said it and I didn't. People hate genius because it reminds them of their own mediocrity... I guess.

On 2010-06-15 10:02, JOHN-O wrote:
I think that anyone who is driven by a creative soul lives for their art/craft/vision and "doesn't suffer fools".

JAJA! AWESOME! That's the "image" I am looking for...

Frustrated artist thinking for himself:

"Those fools, I will show them..."

Oh boy...
Angst is a powerful creative force.
According to Picasso (and others) creation and destruction are two sides of the same coin. (the coin image was added up by me)
He said exactly... (wait, I am getting my artist's quotes blackbook... 1 minute please...) Here!

"The creative act is first and foremost an act of destruction" -Picasso

See? Assholeish but true! Maybe he was not being an asshole, maybe I am just bitter because he said it and I didn't. People hate genius because it reminds them of their own mediocrity... I guess.

Post #536442 by Zeta on Tue, Jun 15, 2010 11:27 AM