Comments on: Ars Gratis Artis http://guytal.com/wordpress/2009/06/ars-gratis-artis/ Photography and the Creative Life Wed, 16 May 2012 23:44:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jagdeep Rajput http://guytal.com/wordpress/2009/06/ars-gratis-artis/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Jagdeep Rajput Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:44:19 +0000 http://guytal.com/wordpress/?p=198#comment-498 I agree about the fact that 'journey is more important than destination'.You may or may not achieve your goal, anyway you'll be satisfied if you enjoy the journey. But if you concentrate on goal, you may or may not be happy, immaterial of the fact if you win or not. In any art say 'photography' , one may be working toward a goal, achieving a position or wining an award etc. Even if one manages to achieve his goal, unless he enjoys the journey, the process of reaching there, he won't be able to experience the complete fullfilment. Even the sense of achievement has a very short lifespan, after a time, it looses the impact. There is an urdu couplet which means -- What you call world or success is a magical toy, if you get it, it is nothing and if you loose it, it is gold. I agree about the fact that ‘journey is more important than destination’.You may or may not achieve your goal, anyway you’ll be satisfied if you enjoy the journey. But if you concentrate on goal, you may or may not be happy, immaterial of the fact if you win or not.
In any art say ‘photography’ , one may be working toward a goal, achieving a position or wining an award etc. Even if one manages to achieve his goal, unless he enjoys the journey, the process of reaching there, he won’t be able to experience the complete fullfilment. Even the sense of achievement has a very short lifespan, after a time, it looses the impact.

There is an urdu couplet which means –
What you call world or success is a magical toy, if you get it, it is nothing and if you loose it, it is gold.

]]> By: Jim Goldstein http://guytal.com/wordpress/2009/06/ars-gratis-artis/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Jim Goldstein Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:09:06 +0000 http://guytal.com/wordpress/?p=198#comment-490 The creative process has always been a Zen like process for myself. The act of creativity is meditative. I'm not thinking much beyond putting myself in tune with my surroundings (mentally) and with my equipment (physically), ideally creating a situation where I can create what I see in my mind's eye. I've never thought why I create with photography. I just do it because if feels right and is enjoyable. If it wasn't enjoyable it wouldn't be meditative in nature. The creative process has always been a Zen like process for myself. The act of creativity is meditative. I’m not thinking much beyond putting myself in tune with my surroundings (mentally) and with my equipment (physically), ideally creating a situation where I can create what I see in my mind’s eye. I’ve never thought why I create with photography. I just do it because if feels right and is enjoyable. If it wasn’t enjoyable it wouldn’t be meditative in nature.

]]> By: Roberta http://guytal.com/wordpress/2009/06/ars-gratis-artis/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Roberta Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:13:34 +0000 http://guytal.com/wordpress/?p=198#comment-489 Yes, absolutely. "singular preoccupation that silences all other voices, ignores all other distractions" That is it exactly. But then there is the inspiration and satisfaction when you can be the fly on the wall that overhears the conversation of viewers of the art; and the amazement when every now and then someone tunes in to the thoughts and feelings you had while creating the work. Yes, absolutely. “singular preoccupation that silences all other voices, ignores all other distractions” That is it exactly. But then there is the inspiration and satisfaction when you can be the fly on the wall that overhears the conversation of viewers of the art; and the amazement when every now and then someone tunes in to the thoughts and feelings you had while creating the work.

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