• Does Pain Make Great Art? Challenging the Starving Artist Trope

    Does Pain Make Great Art? Challenging the Starving Artist Trope

    We’ve all heard the stories—Van Gogh cutting off his ear, Sylvia Plath’s tragic end, the countless artists who struggled with hardships and emotional disturbances which led them to create timeless masterpieces. The stereotype that suffering fuels creativity has been around for centuries. But is it really true, or just another harmful romanticized myth? The Problem with the…