Why is art meaningful

I make art for a few reasons. In life, we experience so much fragmentation of thought and feeling. For me, creating art brings things back together. In my own work, that is true throughout the process. At the beginning, developing the basic raw materials for the work is deeply reflective and informative. Later, bringing those materials together into a form—distilling and shaping movement, creating a context, working to something that feels cohesive and complete.

Interestingly, the body of my work is like a catalog of the events and thoughts of my life. For me, making work is almost like keeping a journal. Giving that to someone else—as a kind of gift through live performance—is the most meaningful aspect of my work. One of the most amazing performances I have ever seen in my life was of a woman—a domestic violence survivor—dancing in a tiny conference room in a domestic violence shelter for other survivors.

She was not a professional dancer. She was a woman who had faced unbelievable challenges and who was living with a great deal of sadness. Empathy is essential to portraiture. Docter is currently directing Up, set for release in May of What I really look for in a project is something that resonates with life as I see it, and speaks to our experiences as humans.

By telling stories, we connect with each other. We talk about ourselves, our feelings, and what it is to be human. Is that not what meaningful art is? Sometimes an artwork can hit you in the gut. Dreams and art can communicate to us beyond the use of words.

They can be powerful emotional triggers such inducing Stendhal syndrome or illuminating experiences. Dreams are often quite obscure and difficult to understand. And dreams are so fragile and easily forgotten upon awakening. They show us the things we need to face; our desires, our shadows, and even perhaps our personal meaning. Hey Damien , great stuff brother, I think I can relate to most, Nice to see some of us are on the same page.

Hope you can find the time and space to create I love your work and your passion, a real artist, thanx. Thanks very much for your comment. What you create should come from within you, or at least be something you enjoy creating.

Thanks very much Solena for your nice lengthy comment. It has to come from a place of authenticity. Keep on recording your dreams. It can prove really interesting. All the best, Damian. Your email address will not be published. Lilith Underdrawing Stage , oil on board, Damian Osborne, Luna, home-made ink and silverleaf on paper, Damian Osborne, Try to draw from your imagination as much as possible.

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