Comments on: Creativity and Fear of Failure http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/ An Exploration of Creativity in Gardens, Art, and Energy Work Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:56:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Lexi Sundell http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-1996 Lexi Sundell Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:01:43 +0000 http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-1996 Hi Val, I don't see you as late at all, welcome to the discussion! Your quotes address the same subject this post does, but from a wholly different point of view. My personal disagreements, "It is essential for every artist to paint...bad paintings." I would not say essential, merely likely. And that plowing through them can lead to better paintings if discernment and efforts to improve are applied. "Artistic talent is the only obstacle." Not at all. The primary obstacle is our own distorted perception of how to use that talent and how to stand in our own power in the midst of a rather deranged world. "...the critic without and within must be trampled underfoot." This one grazes the truth without hitting it dead on. Criticism from dysfunctional sources both within and without needs to be discarded. Emotional distortions are simply not helpful. However, discernment is essential to recognize what works and what does not. If that comes in the form of criticism it can be most valuable. In any event, we all need to take our inspiration where we find it! Thanks for participating! Lexi Hi Val,
I don’t see you as late at all, welcome to the discussion!

Your quotes address the same subject this post does, but from a wholly different point of view.

My personal disagreements, “It is essential for every artist to paint…bad paintings.” I would not say essential, merely likely. And that plowing through them can lead to better paintings if discernment and efforts to improve are applied.

“Artistic talent is the only obstacle.” Not at all. The primary obstacle is our own distorted perception of how to use that talent and how to stand in our own power in the midst of a rather deranged world.

“…the critic without and within must be trampled underfoot.” This one grazes the truth without hitting it dead on. Criticism from dysfunctional sources both within and without needs to be discarded. Emotional distortions are simply not helpful.

However, discernment is essential to recognize what works and what does not. If that comes in the form of criticism it can be most valuable.

In any event, we all need to take our inspiration where we find it! Thanks for participating!

Lexi

]]> By: val http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-1995 val Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:35:44 +0000 http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-1995 I think I am slightly late on the scene, but this is similar to another truth that was also revealed by Billy Childish of the stuckist movement. One of their manifestos (Hangman communion 0001) greatly inspired me. I have it stuck on my wall so I'll transcribe the most relevent bits: "The conceptual artist arrives on the scene frozen with fear and is too scare to transmute his ideas into paint and commence a string of unacceptably pathetic canvasses and thereby experience himself as crap. It is essential for every artist to paint a succession of unacceptably bad paintings." "Artistic talent is the only obstacle" "Art is made to impress, but we are not in awe" "we stand firm by the rights and laudability of the intrepid explorer. In short the critic without and within must be trampled underfoot." I think I am slightly late on the scene, but this is similar to another truth that was also revealed by Billy Childish of the stuckist movement. One of their manifestos (Hangman communion 0001) greatly inspired me. I have it stuck on my wall so I’ll transcribe the most relevent bits:

“The conceptual artist arrives on the scene frozen with fear and is too scare to transmute his ideas into paint and commence a string of unacceptably pathetic canvasses and thereby experience himself as crap. It is essential for every artist to paint a succession of unacceptably bad paintings.”

“Artistic talent is the only obstacle”

“Art is made to impress, but we are not in awe”

“we stand firm by the rights and laudability of the intrepid explorer. In short the critic without and within must be trampled underfoot.”

]]> By: Lexi Sundell http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-677 Lexi Sundell Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:16:01 +0000 http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-677 Jolynn, Definitely! Failure is just part of the process of succeeding, in anything. Lexi Jolynn,
Definitely! Failure is just part of the process of succeeding, in anything.
Lexi

]]> By: JoLynn Braley http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-676 JoLynn Braley Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:11:38 +0000 http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-676 Hi Lexi! This is a great post because you can apply the lessons to so many other projects or goals in life, using the analogy of creating a painting. Thanks! :) Hi Lexi!

This is a great post because you can apply the lessons to so many other projects or goals in life, using the analogy of creating a painting. Thanks! :)

]]> By: Lexi Sundell http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-549 Lexi Sundell Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:24:46 +0000 http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-549 Patricia, Good luck with using that technique, it offers all kinds of new possibilities! Lexi Patricia,
Good luck with using that technique, it offers all kinds of new possibilities!
Lexi

]]> By: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-542 Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:32:51 +0000 http://www.energiesofcreation.com/paintings/creativity-and-fear-of-failure/#comment-542 Lexi, what a wonderful example of walking away from failure and going back at a later date when you see things from a different perspective. I will remember this method for future use. Lexi, what a wonderful example of walking away from failure and going back at a later date when you see things from a different perspective. I will remember this method for future use.

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