Why dose suffering make better art?

Question

It seems to me anguish and pain make my creative prossess more powerful and my art more pleasing. Dose anyone have a good answer as to why?

Answer 1

The definition of Art is "that which is formed with the purpose of being found interesting".

The better Art, therefore, is the type that is found interesting.

And interesting art is made by interesting people.

Answer 2

That's bullshit! Sorry folks for the language but it is. It seems that way because you are emotionally attached to what you do at the time. Wait a couple of years and dig out that "masterpiece" and see what you think of it then. I've heard the responses from my friends when they did it and I said the same thing. "I have know idea what I was thinking when I did that mess". Suffering has nothing to do with creating great art and those that really believe that load need to get a clue. That's like the burnout artists that believe you can only create when you're screwed up. "It frees your mind." Yeah right, and I'm the pope!

Suffering for your art is the dumbest thing ever said, and yeah there was a time I believed it myself. When I was in my teens! What a load of crap! You know what suffering brings? More suffering and that's it. Everyone I know that does this stuff all did better work when they got that crap out of their heads and started to just concentrate on being better. We all thought clearer and we didn't have anymore crutches to hold on to. And it was quick improvements as well.

We all go through this "romantic" notion of being the starving artist suffering for his/her art. Trust me wait a few years and when you look back on it you'll realize how silly it really is.

Answer 3

I am an artist too, and this year I suffered from depression for the first time in my life. It's a dangerous head space to be in and I remember thinking - if this is what the great masters went through, I'll pray for mediocrity. Some artists work better from their dark place perhaps because their art making goes into overdrive to compensate for these feelings. And the art is more pleasing afterwards because the work becomes scar tissue - physical proof that you got through it.

Answer 4

Pleasure is much more ephemeral.
But all art flows from a creative spirit, who suffers excess of life in some capacity, and desires to build upon the world. The suffering which leads to art can be rather ... joyful.

And I doubt we'd call the products of all depressives' scribbling 'art'. Why afterall do we hate "emos" so badly? Because they suffer as any of us might under ennui and expose themselves in cliche. That is not art.

They have not suffered enough to do anything but mirror and parrot. Suffering is universal, and it takes a taste for bitterness to achieve mastery in any domain. Why? Because going beyond challenges the comfortable.

Answer 5

Suffering is necessary in this life until we understand that it's not necessary. Most people haven't had enough suffering yet.

The ones who suffer yet at the same time are extremely conscious of it sometimes create art, and the power of their consciousness comes through in the art.

However, someone who has realized that suffering is not necessary, and ceases to create it in their life (all suffering is ultimately self-made), can also create equally powerful art.

Answer 6

Your art is an expression of self. The more you suffer the deeper your mind can dig to and pull ideas that are coming from a dark passionate place.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

being stress helps channel the energies.

It's a far better driving force then being happy, i know when I'm happy my mind tends to wonder and day dream. When I'm down however i immerse myself in the creative process.

The tighter it gets to the assignment deadline and the more stressed i become, the better the photographs turn out.

Answer 9

It's a matter of need. When you are feeling fine, you don't NEED to express yourself creatively. When we are looking to use artistic outlets to communicate our feelings to others, it is usually negative feelings. The positive feelings don't cry out for expression. We can just sit back and enjoy those feelings. It the uncomfortable feelings that we NEED to do something with.

Answer 10

This happens Coz the lipid in the brain reacts to emotion....So if you are happy u make Good art but when you are Sad you make better art....Its Just Coz you feel you have to express yourself better when ur sad and you are much clearer in your thoghts when you are sad as compared to when you are jolly....