Any of the more "Artistic" Aspies?

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I was never good at math. Language, music and art were my strong points, and still are. I'm not sure I could write a novel, though. Scriptwriting is more appealing. I'm a huge film buff, and the idea of writing and directing a movie appeals to me. Also, I want to make music for films. As of now I'm just a photographer, and I do digital art.

I'm very artistic. I excel in maths and science when I set my mind to them, but they've never really been my interest. I think I have the same problem; Putting emotion into artwork is pretty hard. I really appreciate it as a trait in others' works, but I think that's one of the reasons why I generally stick to the design/technical making side of the arts.

I'm big on art too and just looking forward to going to art school where I can be around others who are in that mode of expression too.

I went to college for art (for a while). I always hated having to present my work, because I don't have some grand intent for any of it. I'll have an idea and try to put it together. No emotional connections, no elaborate reasons, and yet that's what art professors want to hear.

I can't imagine putting up my work in a gallery somewhere and overhearing some pompous art critic trying to grasp for something that isn't even there.

I will have to think fast and make something up. It should be a real challenge.

If my experince is typical that is a common trait here.
I went from being behind in math to being ahead of everyone else in just two years that way, once I quit caring I again statred to fall behind.

I sucked horribly at algebra in high school, struggled with it in college, but after taking a course in a vocational school for pharmacy math, suddenly I rock the world and can now do algebra pretty consistently.

Thankyou I'm not amazing at music theory, but I know enough to notate my music correctly. I prefer to compose by ear.

I wouldn't like that either. I'm not an artist, exactly, but when I do create something, I'm not hiding any deep meanings in it. I just make whatever feels and looks good to me. Or at least attempting to.

That's what I hated about literature classes in college, and high school as well. You read a book, and then you have to sit around in a group and pick the thing apart. I remember a class where we were having a discussion about how perhaps Holden Caufield ("Catcher in the Rye") was named "Holden" because he was "holding" something in. Well, I have no idea what the author's intentions were, but trying to find cryptic meanings in every little detail just ruins the book for me. Same with any creative work.

I can imagine feeling particularly irritated if people were trying to read something into my own works.

I think it would be interesting to hear whatever someone thought or interpretation was about my painting or artpiece. I think it would only facilitate more inspiration and creativity.

I'd been told to dread taking shakespeare classes for this reason -- so I took it with a professor I knew and liked.
If you felt the class was grasping at BS, you can say as much and the prof was okay with saying, "That's entirely possible."

I love when interpretation makes my work sound *way* cooler than it is.

Precisely

my experience as a painter is it is nice when one gets positive appraisal and gutting when others hate my work. I am hypersensitive.
In my experience as a professional, it is the public realm that is most detestable and not at all easy for me as a woman painter with AS. I loathe the art scene and find it is filled with people who think very differently to me. The other artists i do get on with are those i know who are on the spectrum.
If i was an introverted aspie type it might be easier. But I am not. I am a monologuing hyper-verbal and shy and eccentric woman who can also be bombastic and unintentionally domineering because of my autism. That is hard in a scene that runs on cool and schmooze.

My former poetry teacher dissected 'RampionRampage' and by the time she was done I literally said, "This is one of those things where I sound way more awesome than I am."
She wasn't clear on what "Rampion" was -- she knew ramps are scallions. By the time she was done fussing about with research, she was referencing Falstaff (shakespeare) and the like.

I'm sure it would feel gutting if others were to hate my work and I'm hypersensitive as well. This hasn't happened to me yet but I like to think I could handle it as I might not entirely respect the opinion being presented and like to think I could stand up to whatever scrutiny or criticsm. I guess we have to find that strength and confidence within ourselves to handle the critic and even take negative feedback as a way to evolve and develop deeper levels of thought, perspective and creativity.

I'm introverted and don't say much which gives me time to interpret whatever input I'm getting, be it positive or negative. I have had teachers feel threatened and not give any feedback at all and I have had other teachers compare my work to famous artists. I did better when I was ignored and the first time I received a compliment comparing my work to a famous artist, I actually dropped out of the class because I was so overwhelmed and intimidated. I have since gotten over that and been able to tolerate the compliments. I have only had a couple of classes up to now though and I'm sure I will run into negative feedback, but I like to think I could handle it. But yes, I don't know too much about the art world yet and am sure it isn't a piece of cake by any stretch.