Would you agree that creative people work the best when they have been hurt the most?

Answer 1

Not necessarily. When you are high on love, you can be at the peak of creativity. Then your art/poetry/prose would reflect the happy state of mind. Hurt gives rise to a different kind of creation which can be equally appealing to some.....

Answer 2

Not for me. I am a creative person and love to draw, paint and work with clay, however, if I am depressed or upset over something, I can't seem to concentrate or relax enough to be creative. I do think that life experiences and especially the painful ones, teach us a lot and once we've healed can make the creative juices flow again.

Answer 3

Absolutely. Most of my poetry has a dark colour to it. For me it is a good way to release years of suppressed feelings of rejection and incompotence that my family worked so hard to instill in me. The reason this is a good means to release it is because I can really let loose all my emotions and capture them on paper. Then later, at a time where I am more emotionally stable, I can decide who in my life is kind enough and non-threatening enough to share those emotions with.
Also when you look at the best artists from contemporary to classic, from Eminem to Van Gogh, the mass majority of artists have lived very difficult lives or they have lived through very difficult periods in their lives. Regardless of what form of art a person chooses, human emotion seems to flow more sincerely when it is released in the form of art.
That's not to exclude the brilliance of non-traumatised artists, but in the world today many people can relate better to the emotions of fear, hate, oppresion, etc- the darker emotions that plague societies all over the world

Answer 4

In some cases yes, in others no. Many `creative`people require stability and constancy to perform at their best, being highly strung (or perhaps finely tuned) very often requires a contentment and solidity of affairs that "hurt"can destroy. Others like to " botanise on their Mothers grave", or waste away in a garret, feeding on morbidity. I imagine it depends on whether your glass is half-full, or half empty.

Answer 5

Yeah I agree.
This applies to most of people and specially to creative people as creation is directly linked to emotions. Thats why indirectly insulting somebody is as good as challeging him/her. This has to bring out the best of the person.

Answer 6

I'm thinking this idea relates to the concept of the "tortured artistic soul" as was thought of many prolific poets, artists in the past. Strong emotions bring out a desire to create them in the material world and purge them from one's soul. However, positive strong emotions tend to create the same situation in which case, perhaps one is trying to share a euphoria that cannot be expressed in mere statements.

Answer 7

I think they work best when they are feeling strong emotions. But hurt tends to generate very intense, deep, dark feelings so maybe its easier to express that rather than feelings of love when you feel happy, light, carefree.

Answer 8

yes it is true bcz when they hurt they can think or act in the situatuion without any predispositions .
which let our emotional insight to tale the action rather than mere words
we can think more philsophical in the point.

Answer 9

I write poetry in my sleep when something
bad has happened.
Then I wake up and write it down.
So I would say some do.

Answer 10

I believe it's true