....I suppose it would be nice in the future if I were to make reference to someone I should at least spell his/her name correctly.....I will write "Sartre" fifty times....I will write "Sartre" fifty times...I will write....

Sartre mused that an artist creates because s/he perceives a "lack" of beauty in the world. The thing created is an attempt to displace the "lack." I always interpreted a "lack" as a void, like a naked corner of a room that begs for adornment. Essentially, Leej's post succinctly and eloquently paraphrased what I thought Sartre was hinting at, and my addendum was an acknowledgement of that.

I suppose within Sartre's construct, then, a painter paints in reaction to visual ugliness; a poet joins words in response to the promulgation of meaningless babble; a composer harnesses the untamed and reckless vibrations heard careening around in space to offset the harsh and baleful noise; and a humorist seeks to fill the tearful pauses with laughter.

Neil