From: Alex Ramonsky (alex@ramonsky.com)
Date: Sat Jun 22 2002 - 04:10:42 MDT
Olga Bourlin wrote:
>From: "Vanessa Novaeris" <novaeris@hotmail.com>
>
>>Olga wrote:
>><<Art is a merely a
>>technique - some people have more of a bent for it than others.
>>Art is also a fun pastime - I likened it to play.>>
>>
>>Grrr! Okay - take a 5 year old who has major problems with focus &
>>attention. All of a sudden, she discovers art & becomes literally obsessed
>>- spending 4-6 hours a day drawing. Her schoolwork actually improves, she
>>becomes more efficient (because getting all the work out of the way leaves
>>more time to draw).
>>
>
>Exactly my point. All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy. Art is
>(for many people, and that includes me) the reward - a fun, relaxing hobby
>where one can "zone out" and lose all sense of time because it is so
>enjoyable. When one is happier and more relaxed, a kind of "halo" effect
>may occur, spilling over into other areas in your life.
>
>Olga
>
>
Eek, eek! Other way round! Creativity is where the intensity lies, full
on, euphoria, genius, pure thought / imagination translated into
auditory or visual information by a process which can be ecstasy or
anguish or usually both. 'Work' is simple by comparison (unless your
creativity is your work). The creative experience reaches relaxation
only when the creative process is in flow or complete. Until it is, it
won't leave you alone or let you stop unless you are starving or
desperate to go to the toilet. Creative play is the only way to grow
intelligence in any meaningful manner. Without it we have only
intellectual cleverness with no means of using it for interaction, no
imagination, no inspiration.
Creativity is life. Imagination is the first point of any
transformation. You are either programmed, or you're a programmer.
(okie dokie...free my mind...)
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