But actually, Gas being a dummy aside, there's a logical extent to where one's muse is, and obviously you don't know me or where I come from if your knee-jerk reaction is to think I think everything is art (dummy). I mean, there's a reason why there's books, movies, podcasts--fucking, like, everything--dedicated to people talking about, and trying to uncover, the guiding forces and justifications behind their work. And this ranges beyond the Serious Artists, because, shit, there are tons of people who do "art" for different purposes (commercial, entertainment, etc). A font designer doesn't need to have felt pain to do their job, which still requires artistry, aesthetics, and creativity.
There's no singular answer to what drives creativity, and to sum it up in a handful of internet posts is masturbatory at best. It's a fun thought excersize, but I think people simplify the scope way too much. And, I guess this is a personal thing, but I get resentful when people try to box in what "my" own motivations to create are all about. As it stands, most of you who haven't said, "what defines me, personally" in this thread have been way off. The closest I think that comes to simple grouping of what drives so many different people is passion, as it allows for a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and guiding motions. Yet it still doesn't encapsulate the singular individual motivations separate people can tap into to make something.
Um, which is why I guess the thread is in the subjective YOU.
