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Trials, Temptations, and the Arts

Trials, Temptations, and the Arts

It would seem that artists are particularly vulnerable to the temptation to stray from the path. Generations of artists have been told that their art and their creativity is intensely personal, not to be dictated or shaped by anything outside of themselves. Artists are told that the purpose of their gifts is to “find themselves,” to indulge in their own passions and desires.