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Have you ever tried to create art through conscious effort? It's ineffective to the point of masochism.
by JonnieCache 11y ago
Have you ever tried to create art through conscious effort? It's ineffective to the point of masochism.
- ekianjo 11y agoWhat I meant is, you don't create art if you are not conscious of your existence and of your mind in the first place.
- the_af 11y agoWhy? And is religious/burial/ceremonial art "art" in the sense you mean it? Maybe ancient people didn't think they were creating "art". And what beauty we find in it -- and they found it too, I'm sure -- can be quite unconscious! You don't need to be aware of your own mind in that case. You can create something beautiful out of inner impulses, without "thinking" about it or even intending it. Maybe it is religious awe for someone, and artistic beauty for another, but the end result is the same!
- mrb 11y agoFish create art on ocean floors, yet these animals are not conscious of their existence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbssnFfTcqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbssnFfTcqI
- anigbrowl 11y agoOh yes you do. You just think it's magic.
- rrss1122 11y agoWasn't ineffective for me. I think the final work would come out nothing like how I want it if I didn't put in conscious effort.
- JonnieCache 11y agoRereading that statement, it's far too strong. I originally had "purely through conscious effort" but changed it for some reason.