Disappointed in this article. I typically find such encouragement in Daily Good articles. From the title referring to stealing to the warning about breaking each others hearts, this preys on the anxieties that so many artists struggle with. It's taken a long time for me to release my fear that not all my art will be composed of completely unique ideas and images since so we share so many of our ideas and in so many ways it has "all been done before".
It's interesting to understand how the brain works in capturing and holding onto information, but tying this to the artistic process and warning artists to not integrate ideas from the world around them into their work does not feel constructive to me.
I'd be curious to explore the opportunities that lie within the research. How could we benefit from the fact that other peoples ideas stick with us? Can that help us understand our connections and maybe even use that to help people see that we're not so different from one another and that our ideas can resonate with one another.
On Jun 14, 2015 Deborah wrote:
Disappointed in this article. I typically find such encouragement in Daily Good articles. From the title referring to stealing to the warning about breaking each others hearts, this preys on the anxieties that so many artists struggle with. It's taken a long time for me to release my fear that not all my art will be composed of completely unique ideas and images since so we share so many of our ideas and in so many ways it has "all been done before".
It's interesting to understand how the brain works in capturing and holding onto information, but tying this to the artistic process and warning artists to not integrate ideas from the world around them into their work does not feel constructive to me.
I'd be curious to explore the opportunities that lie within the research. How could we benefit from the fact that other peoples ideas stick with us? Can that help us understand our connections and maybe even use that to help people see that we're not so different from one another and that our ideas can resonate with one another.