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On the contrary, artists often say that restriction is necessary for art. Art arises as a meeting between freedom and constraints. That is my thinking at least.
by toxik 4y ago
On the contrary, artists often say that restriction is necessary for art. Art arises as a meeting between freedom and constraints. That is my thinking at least.
- cinntaile 4y agoThis is a good point, but that's usually a medium or technical restraint. Perhaps books written in such a way to evade censorship count as an example? Do you know of any more?
- toxik 4y agoI'd say censorship is often a lot like a medium restraint. You're not allowed to say certain things overtly, but you may still signal them covertly. To be clear, I'm not saying censorship is good - I think it stifles thought and communication - but I don't think it kills art.
- criddell 4y agoJack White has talked about how constraints help him. Having a deadline is one example. The White Stripes was a two-person band which is a different type of constraint. In that band he played a shitty plastic guitar which is another constraint. https://vimeo.com/143900778 https://vimeo.com/143900778
- orbz 4y agoCapoeira as a martial art disguised as a dance.
- AmericanChopper 4y agoI think this interpretation is somewhat perverse. It’s true that the purpose of art is often to confront social norms and taboos. But that doesn’t lend itself to the conclusion that art is somehow going to benefit from restrictions on expression and access to information. Some of the best artistic expression has been inspired by some of humanity’s worst misery, but promoting misery for the good of art would be rather insane.
- toxik 4y agoAs I noted in a sibling comment, I don’t think censorship is constructive or positive. I do think that art can, and perhaps especially will, arise in repressive scenarios. Solzhenitsyn comes to mind. Clearly nobody denies the artistic value in his writings, and equally clearly, nobody proposes it to be a good idea to subject people to that kind of horror.