- “the tormented artist.”
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- “the tormented artist.”
All creative work is at bottom a means of self-liberation and a coping mechanism — for the loneliness, the despair, the chaos and contradiction within. It is the best means we have of transmuting that which gnaws at us into something that nourishes, and yet how little of that private ferment is visible in the finished work
Kafka’s Creative Block and the Four Psychological Hindrances That Keep the Talented from Manifesting Their Talent
Creativity has long been intertwined with emotion, often serving as a channel for people’s emotions. Whether through poetry, songs, or other forms of art, these creations often emerge from places of vulnerability, joy, or pain.
Healing Through Creativity
Every artist is inspired by the dark depths of their unconscious. How will you turn these struggles into the sublime?
Developing a personal vision
I would add that we have to express ourselves in order to assert our per-sonalities, to establish a relationship with ourselves. We can then turn to life to record our impressions; to interpret our feelings; to establish intellectual concepts.
For many reasons, therefore, it could be said that the majority of artists are
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