The Artistic Zeal – through the ubiquitous power of desire Part 1 Dissertation 2017 George-Michael Pop University of Portsmouth | UK “The Artistic Zeal” investigates the power of desire and the relationshipbetween the artisan and its artefact. Five case studies are being analysed inorder to understand how the creator and the creation influence each other.Although it might take different forms, the relationship between the artefactand the artisan is established through the cathartic power of longing for theact of leaving traces – the act of creation. Tutor(s)Mr Martin Pearce