First, I want to say that I think your replies are just awesome and they may confirm what I suspect--that there are many INTJ artists but maybe because we don't display the usual 'artistic temperament' [whatever that is] people often don't realize just how many INTJs are artists.
I do enjoy artistic expression and always have, although rather than an expression of feelings or emotions, it is more of ideas, concepts, and an abstract way of conveying information and thoughts through this creativity.
Yes, I experience that, too.
I'd rather not limit myself to one form or another, because it's interesting to see how I can convey meaning and symbols through the different artistic processes.
Again, I experience this same thing.
I primarily compose, write fiction and create visual art (mostly pencil or paint). My family are a rather artistic one; my father a painter, my mother a talented writer, and my uncle a pianist. So as you can see it appears I've took their interests into my own hands.
I think this is wonderful that you have such versatility. It testifies to a versatile personality and keen, adaptable kind of intelligence, in my opinion.
]It would be interesting to see how other INTJ artists operate.
I think so, too.
I believe it would certainly differ from the classic ISFP artist mentality, which I felt in my short time at art school, as the difference in motives and general perspectives were clear (of course they weren't all ISFPs, but they definitely weren't INTJs).Priority of Ni over Se may show in INxJs having preference for underlying meaning and symbolism over the actual aesthetics, and while there's the deeper, more unconscious influence of Fi in tertiary, it won't be at the forefront, being the immediate force like many other artists. Instead, the preference for Te might manifest as the work having a technical or mechanical quality underlying it, pertaining to objective truths/reality in some way or even being science related (such as many of my own).
I also recall many SF artists in my classes and most of my professors probably fell into that category as well. I think that Ni played the dominant role in my creations. All of my works contain what I can only call a "precision." I do agree with you on the differences between Se an Ni creations.
Lea T, I hope you can get your Wacom reinstalled and the AMV is pretty cool. I can only imagine how time consuming it must be.
Coriolis,
I was hoping you would respond to this post. I had a notion that you had an artistic streak in you. There's just something about the way that you respond to posters that speaks of a spark of unusual insight, objectivity and creativity. I have no doubt that your music has a powerful and insightful quality to it.
I asked this question because I had the privilege of working with an INTJ artist last week and was blown away. It was like working with a male clone of myself and at the risk of sounding arrogant, I'm going to say, it was awesome. We had the same ideas and worked like a pair of hands at the command of a single brain. It was amazing. We often finished each other's sentences and got each other's jokes. It was so cool and a little creepy. Anyway, we're thinking of going into business together. People are already asking for us to come paint for them. The project we did was a mural in a public place and the only reason I even asked for help [I have never done that before] was because the owners pushed the deadline up on me due to reasons beyond their control. Anyway, after having spent 5 years in art classes at the undergrad level, and not having encountered another INTJ artist, I was thrilled to work with one [he also trains with me in the martial arts, but we had no idea we could work so well in the business/art world together]. So, after last week's experience, I begin to wonder about other INTJ artists. I began to think that while we may not dominate the art world, that there must at least be more than most INTJ descriptions give credit to.