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DarkRange55
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- Oct 15, 2023
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Very interesting take! I think I'm much more analytical than artistic haha (I have some famous artists in the family but it's not my thing).i think what picasso meant is that cheap artists will often be imitators, unable to conceive of anything original, and thus forced to obey their most immediate aesthetic impulses like pavlovian dogs. an artist who steals, however, tries to recreate that original impulse; he aims to use it to express his own character. once an artist has established their own characteristic world, they steal only from themselves
see bloom's anxiety of influence. it touches upon this in a far more in-depth way
"Good artists copy, but great artists steal," is often interpreted to mean that true artistic greatness involves taking existing ideas and transforming them into something uniquely one's own.
When Picasso says "copy," he refers to merely replicating the surface details of another's work. This kind of imitation lacks depth and originality. However, when he talks about "stealing," he means absorbing and fully understanding the essence of the ideas, techniques, or styles of other artists and then reworking them in a way that integrates them into one's own creative vision.
In a general sense, however, our ability to copy is the single biggest predictor of success.
See attached image belowi think what picasso meant is that cheap artists will often be imitators, unable to conceive of anything original, and thus forced to obey their most immediate aesthetic impulses like pavlovian dogs. an artist who steals, however, tries to recreate that original impulse; he aims to use it to express his own character. once an artist has established their own characteristic world, they steal only from themselves
see bloom's anxiety of influence. it touches upon this in a far more in-depth way
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Whats your take on this, my friend?
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