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Originally Posted by Cantando  A great artist is born with genius. No one ever became one by creating a picture of it in their mind. |
It depends on what you mean by genius.
I don't think anyone can claim to be a genius, unless he actually produces works of genius. However, the actual production of any artistic work begins in the artist's mind. Example
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"[Michelangelo]] viewed sculpture as a release of the figure that was trapped in the stone or marble. “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
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In other words, Michelangelo looks at a big block of raw stone, and in his mind's eye, he already visualises the figure he will make from it.
The visualisation must come first. Quite similar to blue feathers, actually.