Art is any work of creativity by an artist,which is beautiful.Passion is the eagerness of person has to accomplish a task.The task can be cracking an exam,winning in the soccer match at high school or even keeping one's room clean & tidy.Without passion even the easiest task becomes an ordeal.Intellect is the capacity for rational thought and inference.The artist must have the innate passion and the intellect to create a work of Art,which stands out as a masterpiece.Hence,I believe that Art,indeed speaks to the passion and to the intellect.
I will try to elucidate my view by borrowing some terms from Ancient Indian Philosophy like Icha(desire,passion), Gnana(intellect), Kriya(execution).For any work of Art,the Artist must have had the desire,the passion to give expression to the Art form.His enthusiasm would have made him passionately look for solutions to depict the Art form.This is the power of passion or "Icha Shakti".The Art form would then evolve from an inchoate stage of a poser,to its completion.In process,the artist would toil hard with his intellect to find answers to the poser.He would use his intellect to create the work of Art in his mind and excute it in a physical medium.This is where the Power of Intellect(Gnana Shakti) and the power of execution(continuance of intellect) come into play.
Let's assume that an artist wants to create a painting that potrays the Israeli palestinian conflict.The artist must have the intellect to choose this topic before starting to paint this source of inspiration.The Artist must be passionate for trying to capture, such a profound theme in a canvas.His passion might have had roots from his personal experiences.He might have decided to give an expression to this embryonic idea,after seeing a palestinian teenager,taking a risky step in attacking an Israeli patrol.This live scene ,the artist witnessed would have evoked the passion,to bring the suffering of the people of Palestine and Israel to the world by his canvas.The artist would use his intellect to vividly bring his experience to the people by sketching his work.
A live example of works of Art, that have been acclaimed world over for their creativity,are the plays of poet Kalidasa in Sanskrit.Kalidasa wrote the play 'Raghuvamsha' which describes the lineage of Lord Rama(A hindu God).Kalidasa's passion could have been his pure devotion to Lord Ram.This would have made him embark on a project that describes the Ancestors of Ram in a play.Kalidasa might have used his intellect to discern the qualities of Lord Ram and tried to bring those qualities in his ancestors as well,resulting in a work of Art proclaimed to be one of the most beautiful compositions in Sanskrit literature.
Another example is from hollywood.Film maker Mira Nair lost her mother before she started on the film 'Namesake'.The intense grief of losing a family member,especially mother would have been very difficult to bear.Yet the grief here has evoked the passion. Directer Mira nair has recounted her personal experiences that made her direct this film.She has used intellectual insight to capture the bereaved expat-Indian mindscape,It's struggle to adjust and cope in an occidental society. Such works of Art not only are the result of passion and intellect from the creator,but also pulsate with intellect of the audience and bring out the passion in them.
Both passion and intellect thus serve as the parent,for Art.Both of them are thus indispensable for an artist.An artist would not try to downplay or sudbue the influence of any of these two facets to enable his creation.No wonder,Art art speaks to the passion and to the intellect.
