Any artistic achievement that is tailored to conform to social demands rather than to the real, uninhibited, feelings … - Semir Zeki

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Semir Zeki

Any artistic achievement that is tailored to conform to social demands rather than to the real, uninhibited, feelings of its creator, is destined not to reach the heights of achievement, or even fail. It is only when an artist is dis-inhibited that he or she can reach the heights of artistic achievement.

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As soon as your brain starts telling you that you can't have a tree that is blue then you stop being able to paint trees.

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The reaction was immediate. The blood flow was in proportion to how much the painting was liked.

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What is creative is the seeking of perfection - and not attaining it.

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I view all art as an effort to translate brain concepts into a work. These brain concepts are synthetic ones - the result of many experiences. But a single work of art, or even a series of works, more often than not cannot translate these synthetic concepts adequately. Yves Saint Laurent once said that he suffered greatly when creating. He is not alone in that. Most artists do the same and say as much.

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I gather that the dopaminergic system in the reward centres of the brain respond even more vigorously to the expectation of reward than to reward itself. Hence, perhaps, the disappointment.

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