tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post2996890000398957071..comments2023-08-20T04:55:39.436-07:00Comments on Ars Psychiatrica: Portrait of the ArtistNovalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501890494890617030noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-36392240975504410392010-06-16T11:26:08.299-07:002010-06-16T11:26:08.299-07:00PEOPLE aren't very nice sometimes--I doubt ver...PEOPLE aren't very nice sometimes--I doubt very seriously that there are statistically higher numbers of artists abandoning their families. I'll have to mull Durs Grunbein's answer to "why write" for a while. Certainly his answer is true for many. But I wonder if it is better stated as an attempt to transcend one's self. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is usually mis-presented as ending with "self-actualization". There is actually a higher level: "transcendence" to which (I would hope) many artists aspire.Darrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164899477317557831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-21326837642666185242010-06-15T07:23:06.309-07:002010-06-15T07:23:06.309-07:00Artists aren't very nice sometimes--Gauguin ab...Artists aren't very nice sometimes--Gauguin abandoning his family for his art (and Tahiti), etc.Novalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501890494890617030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-2485727458560160772010-06-15T03:48:05.115-07:002010-06-15T03:48:05.115-07:00Never heard of Durs Grunbein. He does sound inter...Never heard of Durs Grunbein. He does sound interesting, even though he effectively negated the value of most humans. But yes, the unexpressed life is hardly worth living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com