tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103687.post8592713631754002596..comments2023-08-23T20:46:49.563+08:00Comments on Human, All Too Human: The Way We GrieveKanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948473232058321828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103687.post-63905360784353912002012-07-02T20:01:38.330+08:002012-07-02T20:01:38.330+08:00Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt ...<i>Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate</i><br /> - Andre Malraux<br /><br />There was an old romantic notion that somebody had to suffer first before he could produce an authentic work of art. Hence the term "tortured artist" and the deification of the likes of Van Gogh, Hemingway, Plath, and others.<br /><br />Many poseurs and hacks have assumed the mantle of "tortured artists" over the centuries. They present themselves as "misunderstood" and their art "misinterpreted" in order to mask either the lack of talent, or authenticity, or both.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I believe that there may be a kernel of truth in the necessity of having undergone what the Bard so famously referred to as "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" before one arrives at that moment of artistic revelation. A personal yet paradoxically, universal journey, the insights of which are then expressed in one's work, for others to recognize as true and resonant with their own experiences of being human.<br /><br />Our sufferings are like the tons of pressure over great time that transform coal into diamond. Perhaps, dear Kane, that answers your question about how beautiful things can sometimes come from human suffering and grief. When we think about it that way, the question becomes more real, less surreal.<br /><br />Perhaps that cinematic master of the surreal, Federico Fellini, said it best: "All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography."rudeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729829252617889028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103687.post-10821904560976807012012-07-02T18:07:33.488+08:002012-07-02T18:07:33.488+08:00grotesquely scintillatinggrotesquely scintillatingMugenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219198460080059781noreply@blogger.com