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← Art infects only when the author has himself experienced the feeling he transmits

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 13 May 2007 to 15 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under solar solar Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Art infects only when the author has himself experienced the feeling he transmits Art infects only when the author hashimself experienced the feeling hetransmits LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Interpreting art in words shows the interpreter cannot feel its infection — tap to centre the map on it Interpreting art in words shows theinterpreter cannot feel itsinfection LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art is one person consciously passing on lived feelings that infect others — tap to centre the map on it Art is one person consciouslypassing on lived feelings thatinfect others LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: If art is what happens when a work interacts with a mind, the experiences artists can create are limited by the quality of their audiences. — tap to centre the map on it If art is what happens when a workinteracts with a mind, theexperiences artists can create arelimited by the quality of theiraudiences. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The degree of infectiousness is the only measure of excellence in art — tap to centre the map on it The degree of infectiousness is theonly measure of excellence in art LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sincerity, an inner need to express one's feeling, sums up what makes art contagious — tap to centre the map on it Sincerity, an inner need to expressone's feeling, sums up what makesart contagious LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from externalcompulsion, because the labour thatproduces it is voluntary WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: People should feel free to enjoy art they love regardless of the artist's personal failings or beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it People should feel free to enjoy artthey love regardless of the artist'spersonal failings or beliefs. Last stated 6 years ago 14 Apr 2021 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2021-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no separate class of natural-born artists: the artistic impulse is ordinary curiosity about life turned into a wish to make someone else feel something. — tap to centre the map on it There is no separate class ofnatural-born artists: the artisticimpulse is ordinary curiosity aboutlife turned into a wish to makesomeone else feel something. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jul 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Art infects only when the author has himself experienced the feeling he transmits Last stated c. 1897–1898 Holds Leo Tolstoy Read this korrent →