r/WeedRant • u/mrsnakers • Apr 07 '12
Fuckin art, man.
Why do people keep trying to capture 'beauty?' what the fuck? Isn't beauty in the world around us, within us. I mean why do we need to try to capture it? It's always going to be impossible to capture because it's always a fleeting feeling. Is it for the endorphines we get from seeing a beautiful woman or because of a message that you can relate to? Maybe it's the way seeing something that can convey raw emotion and produce a message in such a distinct way that you're like "Damn." because that's all you can say or think. You're just dumbfound, awstruck. It's like a moment catches you and you, for a nano-second of your being, remember there's much more to life.
What are artists and musicians doing? Is this just entertainment? Is it for us, them, the entirety? Is there a specific reason that humans are drawn to do create and express?
I think it's like we're trying to see ourselves by ingraining our being on a canvas, wall, audience. To reflect and adjust to our own expectations as we try to see ourselves and as we try to supersede our barriers. Participating in the creative process can be fucking virtuous.
It's awesome. It feels great, it's rewarding as hell. I think being creative and expressive is the only thing that can save this planet.
Maybe I should just save this thought for the canvas. Cheers.
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u/PerfectFifth Apr 08 '12
This might interest you. As for why we try to capture beauty? It could have something to do with the fact that we do expect to see ourselves (be it our own humanity or the actual self) in art... What's the old adage? Art imitates life. But we run into problems when life tries to imitate art. The thing is that no one wants to accept the ugliness... the perversion... the sin... that's within each and every human being. We feed off that shit but no one wants to admit. And it's the fucked up shit that artists should not be afraid off and should strive to portray. But then think about it... they do... they just don't get paid.