As artists we strive to make our masterpiece, or piece of art that defines us and serves as a culmination of our career. This idea can be disheartening for artists who may think that they have made the best piece of art that they possibly can, and have nothing left to contribute to society. It is unsettling for me to believe that I can search for something and once I find it there is nowhere else to go. What will happen at this point? Will I be happy after all I can give is gone? This article brought up many interesting philosophical ideas regarding art and the artist. It shared common themes with previous articles and concurrently expanded on these ideas. By brining up the idea of Manifest Destiny I was able to think about it in two different ways: one regarding the definition as it related to American history, and one regarding a psychological struggle within an
As artists we strive to make our masterpiece, or piece of art that defines us and serves as a culmination of our career. This idea can be disheartening for artists who may think that they have made the best piece of art that they possibly can, and have nothing left to contribute to society. It is unsettling for me to believe that I can search for something and once I find it there is nowhere else to go. What will happen at this point? Will I be happy after all I can give is gone? This article brought up many interesting philosophical ideas regarding art and the artist. It shared common themes with previous articles and concurrently expanded on these ideas. By brining up the idea of Manifest Destiny I was able to think about it in two different ways: one regarding the definition as it related to American history, and one regarding a psychological struggle within an