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Art

SallySeahorse

Ok, there's a decent chance this one's just me, but I'm curious.

I don't get art. I understand making it as an outlet, and I can appreciate beauty. However when I look at a painting/sculpture etc, I don't 'feel' anything. Either it looks pretty or it doesn't, it's done with skill or it's not. This seems to span all genres/movements.

As this is a sort of perception thing, and to do with connecting emotionally, I wondered whether it may be ASD related. Does anyone else feel the same? Negative responses welcome as this is just a point of interest, I'm not looking for reassurance.

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  • Visual art has never really made me feel much. If its a painting of something I like, then chances are, I will like it but generally no more than an a photo or actually seeing that thing. I can certainly admire the work gone in to creating a piece of art but I really can't connect with it much at all.

    Music though can really get to me. Maybe it's because I have played a traditional orchestral instrument since I was very young, I learnt to appreciate it more. 

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  • Visual art has never really made me feel much. If its a painting of something I like, then chances are, I will like it but generally no more than an a photo or actually seeing that thing. I can certainly admire the work gone in to creating a piece of art but I really can't connect with it much at all.

    Music though can really get to me. Maybe it's because I have played a traditional orchestral instrument since I was very young, I learnt to appreciate it more. 

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  • in reply to Kodey

    Music is an essential way of coping with stress and anxiety for me, especially playing an instrument. It's the thing which most easily takes me into the "flow state" that mentioned earlier in the thread. Any problems that I'm having dealing with the outside world just disappear from my mind; I'm not really aware that there's even such a thing as the "outside world" when I'm deeply immersed in playing. I don't perform any more because I just couldn't handle the social side of it, but I could never stand to be without my musical instruments.