The main research idea of my thesis is how an artist chooses a motif for his work, and what is the close link between the artist and the motif. The main question, and the related questions that arise from it, such as what does it communicate to society and the world and to us as viewers, can we identify with it? Is communication through a motif conscious or unconscious? Is the creator trying to communicate some grievance, feeling, opinion or even status? What does he or she feel when he or she creates using the motif? Can a work of art sometimes say more than words? The aim of my thesis is to find answers to these questions and I am interested in how this process works, because I want to understand not only other artists' connection to motif but also my own connection to my own motif world. For my research, I used literature and interviews with artists to achieve this goal. I explore this from several perspectives, communicative means of expression, psychoanalysis- inner tension, creative process, mode of expression, relationship between creator and work, relationship between viewer and work, impact, anthropology of art, interviews with Ilona Keserü, and self-reflection, as they are all interrelated.