suffering linked to brilliance?

Question

do you think one has to suffer to see things in a certain way and then create artwork of sheer brilliance?
since a lot of great artists had unstable personal lives... what do you think the connection is?

also- i don't know if this is related, but i sometimes i have these odd aches that i didn't before. ? weird i guess.

Answer 1

No.

For the most part, Unstable artists are not artistic because they are unstable, they are artists because they are unstable.

The profession of artist is more tolerable of mental instability than say, brain surgeon. So a stable person who can do both is more likely to be a brain surgeon than an artist.

The options are far less open to an unstable person, with artist being one of them. In other words, for economic reasons, there is a far higher likelyhood for an unstable person to choose art as a profession than there is a stable person.

Add in the public relations factor. Many so called unstable artists weren't. It was just good merchandising to be known as such. And thousands of artist are stable, but just don't stick in your memory.

Answer 2

It is not the suffering that causes brilliance. When you suffer, your intelligence and body suffer due to hormones released in your body that severely damage it.

They suffer due to their unique thought processes and the way they see the world. This odd ballness is what gives them the brilliance and make them a little bit of an out cast, which is why they are suffering. Anyone who had went through the experience of being unable to fit in with society and people in generals because the way you see the world in a way other don't or won't. (take Einstein, not everyone knows math and snubs geniuses like him because it makes them feel dumb.) Sometimes they have opinions, ideas or emotions that cannot be expressed verbally from person to person for people cannot understand them what they mean or is not appropriate to express at all. I mean what would you think of Walt Disney when he tried to tell you about a mouse that talks and wears pants in polite conversation?

Answer 3

Yes. Many brilliant insights (not just works of art) originate in the troubled mind. Many creative people throughout history were melancholy in their outlook on life. They were very sensitive to others' plight, or to elements like light, color and space.

This relationship can now be investigated with brain imaging technology. The amigdyla, a walnut size structure in the brain, processes all emotions. The more active one's amigdyla the more emotions are produced in response to life event. For some reason, people who experience more emotions than the norm interpret things more negatively than most. Mood disorders and Bipolar Disorder can be traced to an active amigdyla (among other things).

Artistic talent can largely be attributed to emotional sensitivity, which permits one to see patterns or "feel" sounds, colors and spaces. These qualities are vital to producing artistic work. Artistic types tend to be more moody, unbalanced and unstable. An over active emotional center is one reason. They are experts at self introspection and criticism, and are familiar with the "dark side" of the human experience. They naturally seek creative outlets (art, music, theoretical physics, etc) that require extra sensitivity to things most people overlook or find unremarkable.

Of course, creative work can result from joyful experiences too. But the most successful performers and producers exhibit the sensitivity to master their craft.

Also, many creative people recall abuse and trauma in their childhoods. An oversensitive brain will be shaped more by these experiences than the more "balanced" brain. Thus we draw a connection between suffering and art in our culture.

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Answer 4

I disagree with guru that suffering is related to intelligence. Suffering comes from unregulated emotions, a malfunctioning lymbic brain that fails to do it's job of keeping emotions from swinging to extremes. And some of that propensity is genetic, inherited.
Not all great artists had unstable personal lives. You just heard much about the ones that did. Picasso didn't suffer. He made those around him suffer though from his indifference and arrogance.

Answer 5

No. Suffering is a byproduct of intelligence. The intelligent learn how to eliminate their suffering. People who learn to 'master' their thinking do not suffering from their intelligence or brilliance.

I would argue, if any one is brilliant they should be able to figure out how to end their emotional suffering.

Answer 6

sturdy grief - that's an uncannily precise description of Charley! i presumed all contestants went with the aid of rigorous psychology tests till now being chosen - if it is so how did Charley slip the internet? She possibly did what she constantly does - lied with the aid of her tooth! heavily nonetheless it could have had, and nonetheless could desire to if she keeps to be in there, severe effects if she became to thoroughly turn in there.

Answer 7

i think suffering makes us more tolerant of those who are transited. But a great artist creates everything in his mind that is why he is great. i think suffering mostly brings out denial, which is counteractive to great art ...

Answer 8

I think the pampered are rendered incapable of compassion (shared suffering) which is the key ingredient of all human existence- it binds us all together and makes our acts meaningful.

Answer 9

Yes. It humbles you and let you seee life from a different perspective.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
- Barry LePatner

Answer 10

It is the bad experiences in life that cause the most growth and creativity.
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