What are examples that art inspires art?

Ignacio Imbier: Of course Life inspires art. If you look down through the ages you can see how the two correlate. Extreme example was during the dark ages there was hardly any kind of art being created but once society began to emerge from that period, the Renaissance took place and also a renewed outlook on life in general. And also art inspires life. Have you ever been moved to tears by a beautiful song? Think about how inspirational music can be. The answer is yes to both they inspire each other. There is not one over the other. They are equally important....Show more

Bryan Avinger: Modest Mussorgsky's piano composition 'Pictures at an Exhibition' turns his stroll through an art gallery into a musical version of the same thing. (It's wonderful, if you haven't heard it.)The neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) used Roman architecture and sculpture forms in his paintings in an effort to hearken the viewer back to an age of simplicity, austerity, her! oism, and stoic virtue, in contrast to the frivolousness of some of his contemporary painters. (He wasn't just copying Roman art; he was inspired by it to use it in a new, modern, and meaningful way.)...Show more