Worldly Inspiration?
December 5th 2006 21:35
We all already know that people are social beings, feeding off our pools of spiritual and creative energy. But I'm on the case of inspiration and whether its a prerequisite, as such, for great works. Do we need to feel the passion and buzz of a awesome purple patch to get that paintbrush going or the pen moving along. What about laboured works or lateral thinkers? I ask because I believe I'm passing through (hopefully) a mental drought. School's over and I've never had so much spare time on my hands, but I have also stopped being around different people on a regular basis. I remember art classes, though most of my peers were pretty thick, theres a different and greater kind of energy present when people are creating and thinking together, around each other. I remember writing poetry (yeah I know, quite lame), but I'd feel an urge to get these thoughts down, fast. It was fun, to just write and feel the energy passing through you and being interpreted into pretty decent pieces. How do you get that back? The last time I wrote a poem I was sitting in my backyard watching the bees buzz from weed to yellow weed. That was a few weeks ago and I lost the draft, I do still remember the moment. It certainly didn't have the intricacy required or potential for greatness, by far, but I feel I work better when I'm inspired, usually by all things around me.
I move on to the likes of Alberto Giacometti, Van Gogh, perhaps even Nick Drake or the heavy metal rockers. For these artists, perhaps not relevant always to Drake, their body of works are characterized by negative energy, you don't imagine happy painters or voices behind the songs or works of art. Can you be inspired in anger? Is inspiration merely an elevation of one's own state of mind, bringing inner thoughts to the fore? Who the hell knows! It is a funny thing. But I will end by saying that I think inspiration is great, a bit under-rated but incredibly helpful.
I move on to the likes of Alberto Giacometti, Van Gogh, perhaps even Nick Drake or the heavy metal rockers. For these artists, perhaps not relevant always to Drake, their body of works are characterized by negative energy, you don't imagine happy painters or voices behind the songs or works of art. Can you be inspired in anger? Is inspiration merely an elevation of one's own state of mind, bringing inner thoughts to the fore? Who the hell knows! It is a funny thing. But I will end by saying that I think inspiration is great, a bit under-rated but incredibly helpful.
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