“The secret of artistic creation and the effectiveness of art is to be found in a return to the state of 'participation mystique' - to that level of experience at which it is man who lives, and not the individual.” MenArtStatesFoundIndividualLevelsSecretCreationReturnArt IsArtisticParticipationEffectivenessMystiqueArtistic Creation Book:Modern Man in Search of a Soul Source: Modern Man in Search of a Soul
“To a great extent the achievements of invention, of mechanical and of artistic creation, must of necessity, and rightly, be individual rather than governmental. It is the self-reliant pioneer in every enterprise who beats the path along which American civilization has marched. Such individual effort is the glory of America.” SelfAmericaIndividualEffortPathCreationCivilizationAchievementBeatsGloryInventionArtisticEnterprisePioneersSelf ReliantIndividual EffortArtistic Creation Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Free inquiry entails recognition of civil liberties as integral to its pursuit, that is, a free press, freedom of communication, the right to organize opposition parties and to join voluntary associations, and freedom to cultivate and publish the fruits of scientific, philosophical, artistic, literary, moral and religious freedom.” ReasonScienceReligionIndividualReligiousPartyLibertyMoralVirtueCommunicationSpeechDiversityPhilosophicalPressesFruitPursuitRecognitionArtisticOppositionAssociationSkepticismOrganizeInquiryPublishDissentCivil LibertiesReligious FreedomFreedom Of The PressIndividual RightsFree PressFree ThoughtOpposition Parties Book:In defense of secular humanism Source: In defense of secular humanism
“Now, with the glamour of the past upon them we are inclined to look back on old world festivities with regret and consider present day dances as a poor substitute for the old. From an artistic point of view, they maybe, but in individual freedom and independence of spirit they mark a stage upward.” WorldLooksPastSpiritIndividualPoorViewsStageRegretMarkIndependencePoint Of ViewArtisticSubstitutesGlamourPresent DayOld WorldIndividual FreedomFestivities Author:Flora Thompson
“Jazz exemplifies artistic activity that is at once individual and communal, performance that is both repetitive and innovative, each participant sometimes providing background support and sometimes flying free.” SometimesIndividualMusicSupportActivityPerformancesJazzFlyingBackgroundsArtisticProvidingInnovativeParticipantsRepetitiveTime FliesFlying Free Book:Composing a Life Source: Composing a Life