Artist=Autistic=Narcissist?
In my never ending question asking I put the following forward. Is a artist in some respect autistic in that their means of communication can only be through their chosen medium and when they are truly involved in making their art they sometimes become immersed in that endeavor.
However, where they differ from a true autistic person is the narcissistic aspect of creation because it seeks some sort of approval from others to merit its existence.Is the value of art only that when it has been seen by others who then appraise it and purchase it or extol its virtues to others.
The act of painting oneself in a self-portrait is that the act of a narcissist or a cry for help or a way of trying to tell the world about oneself? In the case of Van Gogh was he advertising his art or himself as a person or both? A self portrait is a CV of oneself and ones work but do you try to show yourself heroically or create an image of how you perceive yourself or how you would like the world to perceive yourself?
Portraiture is still a highly valued after all there is a gallery dedicated to it in London and it still held in high esteem to have ones portrait 'done'. Is there more honesty in the nuances of perception through the control and manipulation of paint than just lighting and photography?
However, where they differ from a true autistic person is the narcissistic aspect of creation because it seeks some sort of approval from others to merit its existence.Is the value of art only that when it has been seen by others who then appraise it and purchase it or extol its virtues to others.
The act of painting oneself in a self-portrait is that the act of a narcissist or a cry for help or a way of trying to tell the world about oneself? In the case of Van Gogh was he advertising his art or himself as a person or both? A self portrait is a CV of oneself and ones work but do you try to show yourself heroically or create an image of how you perceive yourself or how you would like the world to perceive yourself?
Portraiture is still a highly valued after all there is a gallery dedicated to it in London and it still held in high esteem to have ones portrait 'done'. Is there more honesty in the nuances of perception through the control and manipulation of paint than just lighting and photography?
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I think artists make art because they have to. Something inside compels them to create, and that art is valuable from the moment of creation.
It's thinking about what will happen when other people see it where it all starts to go wrong.
I don't think art has to be seen by others to be art. Actually, the reason I don't play music any more is because playing live is part of the deal if you want to get anywhere, and I don't cope with how instantaneously one is judged.
PS - Also, I think a self-portrait is very different than a portrait. A self portrait is an artistic exploration of one's self, the self being just another choice of subject...a portrait is something commissioned by someone who wants to leave his/her mark behind on the world. Very, very different reasons for making the first, than the second.
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