Why do the authors contend that most art stems from fear?  For example, Frida Kahlo’s “Diego in my Thoughts” displays her fear of her husband’s control, as she paints him taking up the majority of her mind (6).  In a similar fashion, Robert Mapplethorpe’s 1988 piece, “Self Portrait,” is a glimpse into his struggle with AIDS and how he must deal with his “inevitable death” (7).  Those who practiced religion used art to appease the gods because they feared what might happen in the afterlife (8-9).  Is this notion of fear inspiring artwork true, or is it a bias on the authors’ parts?