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drugs: visual art versus audible art
valley_parade:
I believe Gustav Ejstes said the latest Dungen album was fueled by not much more than locking himself in the studio with a bunch of booze and weed.
timehat:
I know that nobody here has made this argument yet, but I get upset when people say things like "drugs are a creative copout; if you were truly creative, you wouldn't need them to have ideas." First of all, that sort of argument operates under the assumption that the artist has no ideas without drugs, which is ridiculous. Secondly, it doesn't take into account the fact that chemical states in the brain are constantly being altered through natural processes, so really, there is no such thing as a single, easily definable "sober" mental state. So really, taking drugs is just a way to have a different experience, and without experience and perception, there would be no artistic ideas in the first place. It's as if you banned religious fervor from the realm of things that are allowed to be inspiring just because its too powerful. Thirdly, it's art, not an Olympic competition. "Oh no, Steve Vai was using anabolic steroids to enhance his tap-sweeps! Disqualified!"
Cernunnos:
wow. this is awesome. everyone has intelligent things to say. it's nice to find a forum like this one.
it is indeed not a competition in which drugs are cheating. they seem to be par for the course for many. to each his own, i say
Action_franky:
--- Quote from: Cernunnos --- for most art people, we seem to draw the line at Marijuana.
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don't be so sure, as a art student i can say that mant artist use drugs but not all do them for inspiration. i enjoy cannabis but when i smoke and paint my work becomes less focused on any real human experience.
i and many of my artist friends have tryed things other than Mj. it really depends on the persons own personal wants or feelings about drugs.
Action_franky:
--- Quote from: Cernunnos ---well put. maybe i am crazy then. edited: i guess it just seems like musicians use them more than visual artists. is this a misconception? at the very least they tend to use different ones. but yeah. i really appreciate those artists who don't use drugs at all(Zappa, etc.).
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i see this as a misconception because visual artist are rarely in the spotlight like a musician would be. so as such any drug use would be far less apparent.
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