jcolwell wrote: gdanmitchell wrote: KaaX wrote:
In a way, genius is opposite to craftsman.
In a true artist, genius is companion to craftsman.
Genius is as genius does. Boundaries and definitions are meaningless. After genius speaks, then we try to define it.
OK, then, genius was companion to craft. :-)
In some of the classes I teach (in music, not photography) we talk about the nature of the virtuouso. There are two primary components. One is an astonishing and superlative level of technical prowess, often a combination of what seems like some extraordinary natural aptitude plus obsessive practice. The other is an expressive power that almost cannot be explained but which moves those who hear it.
I agree that genius is as genius does, and that we can try to understand it afterwards more than we can create or predict it in advance. I disagree with the idea that boundaries and definitions are meaningless.
Take care,
Dan
May 21, 2012 at 08:02 PM
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