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  THE ARTISTIC WORLDVIEW

As an artist, I aim to present my creation, not in isolation, but as part of an interconnected divine fabric. In sharing my vision / personal experience, I fix it forever in imposing a permanent, artificial structure on transient chaos from which it arose. My work should arouse feelings and maximize my audience’s emotional commitment. I offer my creation to others, serving as their intermediary. Its birth can be traced to my isolation, suffering, ego suppression, then awakening , connecting -- sometimes by analogizing -- and above all, my empathizing. I hope that, in it, most perceive some of the harmony, vibrant mystery / grace that I have beheld. (Note: Some artistic creations are more narrowly focused! Many are born when passive looking ends and active observing begins. To some, all creative thinkers are artists!)

Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 31 entries             Discussion from The Worldview Literacy Book

WV Theme #12: The Artistic Worldview --Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries

values creativity appreciates Aesthetics
identifies with both motivated and non-motivated functions of Art identifies great art with the sublime
 

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #12: The Artistic Worldview

Artist (from online encyclopedia)
Aesthetics (the philosophy of art from an online encyclopedia)
On the Essence of Art and the Creative Duty of the Artist
Art History Links
Creative Ideas (essay about the inspiration and aftermath in artistic creation -- with focus on writing)
Narcissus and Goldmund, by Hermann Hesse (classic 1930 book w/ much insight into art, read at Google Books)
Ideas -- Artist's Manifesto: Theory & Practice 
Global Advanced Trait Description: Artistic
National Endowment for the Arts 
Arts Edge--the National Arts and Education Network (from the Kennedy Center)
Artcyclopedia (the guide to great art on the internet)
Art and Spirituality, by Veronica Brady
Further Reflections on Art, Beauty and the Spirit, by Bob Gagdad
A Manifesto of Visionary Art
Art.view (weekly column on the arts and the artistic marketplace from The Economist)
The Music Genome Project and Pandora Internet Radio (listen for free, get help as to music you might like)
Arts and Music Most Popular Programs (links to hundreds of UCTV programs on this topic)
Isms: Understanding Art, by Stephen Little (book & book reviews)
Creative Spirituality: The Way of the Artist    (book & book review)
Witness to the Fire -- Creativity and the Veil of Addiction, by Linda Schierse Leonard
The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It by Phillip Ball (review of  this 2010 book)
Being an Artist  (article by Alain Briot, from Aesthetics and Photography)
Arts & Artists Resource Center
Art and Physics
Seen / UnSeen: Art, Science and Intuition from Leonardo to the Hubble Telescope, by M. Kemp (2006 book)
Art and Modern Art: reflections of being human
quote about what a great artist can do from Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein 
quotes related to art
quotes related to creativity

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