The fact of not being broadly understood by others often tends
to make an artist a bit depressed, especially when he is young
(weirdly enough). So for many, the "deepest" art, the art that
feels most intense and important to them, is dark art, pessimistic
art, art about death and pain. Yet if one thinks about it, the only things that can die are things
that are alive. And if one has to notice feeling pain, one has
to feel happiness first, otherwise he wouldn't know anything has
changed. So it follows that life and happiness comes before death
and pain, and therefore they are more basic. So if you want to be as basic as you can with your art, and to
accomplish the most you can, maybe you shold consider the positive. If life is to be made tolerable or happy, it takes a lot of work.
While it is surely possible to work while being depressed, it
is much easier to do it while being happy. So positive art tends
to go a long way towards making life better for us all. Drill: Make a work with a negative idea. Drill: Make a work with the same message as above, but presented from
the positive viewpoint.
Negative/positive