From: Olga Bourlin (fauxever@sprynet.com)
Date: Sat Jun 22 2002 - 09:04:45 MDT
From: "Alex Ramonsky" <alex@ramonsky.com>
> >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...)
No argument there. Work is work. Creativity is much more fun (and, as you
say, "unless creativity is your work"). I also agree with you, that
"[C]reativity is life." Many people work in order to be able to have that
leisure time to pursue their more creative hobbies.
Olga
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