Comments on: Must Artists Suffer for their Art? (optional)

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:13:11 +0000

Ann, what a great article and Love that illustration. So many artists unfortunately have taken on the starving artist archetype and I confess that I also did for many years – not any longer.
Like you I’m not a big fan of much contemporary art – my biggest challenge with it is that it lacks beauty and I feel that as creatives we can bring so much beauty and joy to the world. Why focus on the negative – there is already so much of that out there.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:31:36 +0000

By: Kadira

Kadira — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:23:59 +0000

By: Roberta

Roberta — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:30:14 +0000

I absolutely agree. I am bored with depressing subjects in art as well. Additionally, I have health problems. I may have developed a more sensitive outlook on life because of my health, but I don’t think my art depends on or reflects that. Creating art gives me a release where the mind and body are free of burden; and has almost become a form of therapy.

By: Ann Rea

Ann Rea — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:57:16 +0000

Thank you Daniel. I appreciate your understanding the concept.

By: Daniel Sroka

Daniel Sroka — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:33:05 +0000

I love the idea that the cliche of suffering for your art should be inverted, that through art one may avoid suffering. It’s a aspect of art creation that is not rewarded or recognized enough, the role that it plays in our emotional and spiritual lives.