Title

Honesty, Elegance, & the Ragged Edge

Authors

Joseph Powell, Central Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

English

Publication Date

Fall 2007

Abstract

This essay discusses the nature of artistic expression and composition. The author offers several examples from popular culture that illustrate the artist as someone who has their art merely come to them, as if a medium. The author also states that there is also usually an immediacy to this expression that seems to bypass intellectual effort or hard work. The author critiques this romantic notion of expression and contends that true art necessarily involves both inspiration and the ability to hone one's craft.

Comments

This article was originally published in Midwest Quarterly.

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Recommended Citation

Powell, Joseph. "Honesty, Elegance, & the Ragged Edge." Midwest Quarterly, vol. 49, no. 1, 2007, pp. 9-24.

Journal

Midwest Quarterly