I often wonder what it means to be creative. The Artists's Way talks about creativity like it is any other skill. You have to practice often to be a successful creative. But I don't have that luxury, so am I less creative now than when I was back in architecture school? I certainly feel less intelligent now since I have been out of practice, but I don't really feel less creative. Perhaps creativity is like riding a bike in that you can pick it back up easily any time.
I don't think creativity has much to do with talent. Pure imagination is really all it takes. Sure, if you MAKE things that you imagine often enough you will probably gain a lot of skill in the art of CREATION. I'm not really in the business of defining creativity, though. All I'm saying is that I have all kinds of creative ideas on how to make my own life and surroundings better, and I'm not bothered by the fact that at this time I'm not able to realize my own vision. (Well, okay I am slightly bummed out.)
Coming up with ways to teach oneself new things is a great way to be creative without actually making anything. Perhaps we do the world a disservice if we have creative ideas and don't at least write them down. However, another good question worth pondering is the possibility that what you've come up with is even NEW. If you really want to know, then you have to do all kinds of research into history and patents and trademarks. By the time all that is done I don't think I'd feel very creative anymore. This is why I don't trouble myself with the denotation of what creativity is.
Everyone has some amount of creativity within themselves. Whether one feels the need to follow their imaginations is probably the way I would determine when to call a person creative or not. Your opinion of yourself causes me to have a certain opinion of you, and if you identify yourself as a creative person in some manner then I will support your self-perception by mirroring it with my own perception that you are a creative person. So I suppose that would get into psychology and philosophy real fast.
Even though I might not have the time to paint regularly these days, I still ask for new canvases for Christmas, so I guess I'm still a creative person! I might not be very good at it, but oh well. I can design and draw a beautiful trellis, but the actual constructed result might not be quite up to par. (That's just my poor carpentry skills, and thank goodness too! I should hope nobody is judging me based on my carpentry skills.) It was still a good creative idea.
I hope I've talked creatively about creativity. Even though I might be out of practice, this was a nice way to get back into the Blogoff! If you want to read more opinions about creativity, then check out the following link:
I don't think creativity has much to do with talent. Pure imagination is really all it takes. Sure, if you MAKE things that you imagine often enough you will probably gain a lot of skill in the art of CREATION. I'm not really in the business of defining creativity, though. All I'm saying is that I have all kinds of creative ideas on how to make my own life and surroundings better, and I'm not bothered by the fact that at this time I'm not able to realize my own vision. (Well, okay I am slightly bummed out.)
Coming up with ways to teach oneself new things is a great way to be creative without actually making anything. Perhaps we do the world a disservice if we have creative ideas and don't at least write them down. However, another good question worth pondering is the possibility that what you've come up with is even NEW. If you really want to know, then you have to do all kinds of research into history and patents and trademarks. By the time all that is done I don't think I'd feel very creative anymore. This is why I don't trouble myself with the denotation of what creativity is.
Everyone has some amount of creativity within themselves. Whether one feels the need to follow their imaginations is probably the way I would determine when to call a person creative or not. Your opinion of yourself causes me to have a certain opinion of you, and if you identify yourself as a creative person in some manner then I will support your self-perception by mirroring it with my own perception that you are a creative person. So I suppose that would get into psychology and philosophy real fast.
Even though I might not have the time to paint regularly these days, I still ask for new canvases for Christmas, so I guess I'm still a creative person! I might not be very good at it, but oh well. I can design and draw a beautiful trellis, but the actual constructed result might not be quite up to par. (That's just my poor carpentry skills, and thank goodness too! I should hope nobody is judging me based on my carpentry skills.) It was still a good creative idea.
I hope I've talked creatively about creativity. Even though I might be out of practice, this was a nice way to get back into the Blogoff! If you want to read more opinions about creativity, then check out the following link:
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