intoxicating creativity
I heard a speech by Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of ‘Eat Pray Love’, on ted talk. She produced an interesting insight on creativity and an artist’s life. ‘Creativity’, what is it? Is it something that a person posses in him, or is there a secret messenger from the divine that directs the artist into producing the out-worldly creations? The old Romans and Greek believed that a creative person is not creative by himself but has a demon or a supernatural body called genius that spoke to the artist and guided him. When you believe in this theory and held a superior entity responsible for all your creations, it seems it is easier for an artist to remain sober and face the anticipation and anguish. The haunting realization of forever struggling to be the best and producing celebratory pieces of art pushes a person into instability. But because the Romans and Greeks believed that the artist is a mere source for the almighty to reach the world; they neither worshiped him for brillian