recent World Health Organization study. The total cost of the disorder in the US is estimated to be. more than $8 billion.4 OCD is a treatable condition with 50% to 60% of patients responding to. first line of treatment, which includes pharmacological and/or psychological intervention.5,6 How-. ever, about one-third of the patients improve only partially, and roughly 20% do not respond to.
A Masterpiece is the work of an artist who has been absorbed by the spirit of his/her times and can transform a personal experience into a universal one. Masterpieces make us forget the artists, and instead direct our attention to the artists works.
Maybe somebody is turned on by the nature of the materials, a psychological issue or some kind of narrative. Maybe some people have greater intensities of experience than others. What makes art good on a grander scale is how extraordinary and profound the components of those experiences are. Some artists are maybe better than others at tapping into their own idiosyncrasies and conveying them to others.