Comments on: Addicted to the Artists’ High http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html live the life of your dreams Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: HOW PLAYING IT SAFE KILLS YOUR CREATIVITY | Creativity - Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-546 HOW PLAYING IT SAFE KILLS YOUR CREATIVITY | Creativity - Maria Brophy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:37:29 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-546 [...] by painting for different clients for years.  Now I get how sometimes he feels so frustrated.  You want people to love your work. And they might not.  It’s stifling trying to please others with your [...] [...] by painting for different clients for years.  Now I get how sometimes he feels so frustrated.  You want people to love your work. And they might not.  It’s stifling trying to please others with your [...]

]]> By: Archan Mehta http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-301 Archan Mehta Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:40:36 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-301 Well, Maria, once again this is a great post and thanks for sharing. Look at it this way, though: for every critic that found your line objectionable, there is one admirer out there who likes that line too. I used to listen to an old song by the Beatles, "Here Comes The Sun" in order to forget the freezing chills of the insipid winters, but I know of people who find rock and roll passe. And dislike the music of Lennon. You can't please everybody and you can't be all things to all people. I happen to be a fan of your work, but I am sure you also have had your fair share of critics too. That's life and I guess we have to take it on the chin and learn how to roll with the punches. What can you do? On the other hand, critics can also help you improve your craft if they are good, well-meaning, and point out flaws. You can learn from such experiences and improve the next time. It is a sad fact, however, that only too often we come across some people who give us a tongue-lashing without bothering to provide any constructive feedback. Perhaps such cynical people are avoidable, since they have very little to contribute, and probably don't have your best interests at heart? Well, Maria, once again this is a great post and thanks for sharing.

Look at it this way, though: for every critic that found your line objectionable, there is one admirer out there who likes that line too.

I used to listen to an old song by the Beatles, “Here Comes The Sun” in order to forget the freezing chills of the insipid winters, but I know of people who find rock and roll passe. And dislike the music of Lennon.

You can’t please everybody and you can’t be all things to all people.
I happen to be a fan of your work, but I am sure you also have had your fair share of critics too. That’s life and I guess we have to take it on the chin and learn how to roll with the punches. What can you do?

On the other hand, critics can also help you improve your craft if they are good, well-meaning, and point out flaws. You can learn from such experiences and improve the next time. It is a sad fact, however, that only too often we come across some people who give us a tongue-lashing without bothering to provide any constructive feedback.

Perhaps such cynical people are avoidable, since they have very little to contribute, and probably don’t have your best interests at heart?

]]> By: Giving Art Away – Desperation or Stupidity? | business of art - Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-114 Giving Art Away – Desperation or Stupidity? | business of art - Maria Brophy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:11:48 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-114 [...] artists give work away for free for purely selfish reasons – they are addicted to the pat on the back.  And they don’t think about how it affects [...] [...] artists give work away for free for purely selfish reasons – they are addicted to the pat on the back.  And they don’t think about how it affects [...]

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-98 Maria Brophy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:55:57 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-98 Kathy, thank you so much for reading my post! Congrats on having your screenplay performed live on stage. That must have been so rewarding. Sorry I was such a putz to partner with 18 years ago. You are a great writer, and I was an idiot! I'm all grown up now.... Kathy, thank you so much for reading my post! Congrats on having your screenplay performed live on stage. That must have been so rewarding. Sorry I was such a putz to partner with 18 years ago. You are a great writer, and I was an idiot! I’m all grown up now….

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-97 Maria Brophy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:53:56 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-97 Jay, thanks for my daily pill! Ego - what is ego? Oh yeah, it's that pesky little thing that we strive our entire lives to get rid of! Jay, thanks for my daily pill!

Ego – what is ego? Oh yeah, it’s that pesky little thing that we strive our entire lives to get rid of!

]]> By: Katey Coffing http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-95 Katey Coffing Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:02:13 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-95 High Five on the realization! High Five on the realization!

]]> By: Kathryn Lavelle http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-94 Kathryn Lavelle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:22:29 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-94 I recently wrote a short comedic screenplay and had the opportunity to see it performed live on stage. It was such an amazing high...even better than actually being one of the actors, which I usually end up doing. But it was a great experience to be out of the box of my comfort zone and to be experiencing my own creation with a certain sense of anonymity. It still left me with a type of high...but a more subdued one. I was feeling the rush because I created something good, but I didn't have that notoriety that you normally get when you're up in the spotlight. It was a great way to get the fix strictly for myself and not based on what other people though about my work. I recently wrote a short comedic screenplay and had the opportunity to see it performed live on stage. It was such an amazing high…even better than actually being one of the actors, which I usually end up doing. But it was a great experience to be out of the box of my comfort zone and to be experiencing my own creation with a certain sense of anonymity. It still left me with a type of high…but a more subdued one. I was feeling the rush because I created something good, but I didn’t have that notoriety that you normally get when you’re up in the spotlight. It was a great way to get the fix strictly for myself and not based on what other people though about my work.

]]> By: Jay Alders http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/addicted-to-the-artists-high.html/comment-page-1#comment-93 Jay Alders Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:23:04 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=390#comment-93 Consider this one of the pills of approval. Great article!... I try and keep my ego out of the process, the keyword is try...but like it or not, the feeling of "significance" is one of the basic human needs. Consider this one of the pills of approval. Great article!…

I try and keep my ego out of the process, the keyword is try…but like it or not, the feeling of “significance” is one of the basic human needs.

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