Reflections on the starving artist
08/07
Personally, speaking as an artist, I am not fond of starving. Starving is hardly conducive to the act of creating art – any more than it is to any other kind of activity. A rumbling belly, a weak body, a brain crying out for nourishment – these all tend to impede the creative flow. Past poverty may inspire some artists, but present poverty leaves little time for creation – the work needed to survive is too hard and time-consuming. Few artists would starve by choice, though some have been unfortunate enough to find themselves living in poverty and starvation. A few have even starved to death – thus effectively ending all artistic endeavor. Not a pleasant thought.
