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  Markasky

June 17, 2012

6/17/2012

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Imagine Chapter 3  – The Unconcealing

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He starts to lose me a little bit in Chapter 3. I like the part where he reminds you that creativity is a verb. It's good to have that insight, but to turn that idea into something real takes a lot of sweat, boredom, failure, and a lot of work. I experience this almost every time I got to work in my shop. I start working, then I think of about 20 other 'really important' things I need to do... get the mail, pull some weeds, load the dishwasher, wash some clothes,... the list is endless and they do need to be done, but in this instance I am just using them as a distraction. I have the idea, but I don't really want to cut out all of these boring shapes int he hopes that I can construct them into something beautiful. BUT if I ignore the thoughts in my head and work through them, I get caught up in what I'm doing and start enjoying the process.

The part of Chapter 3 that I didn't like, didn't agree with... was the part where he investigates the link between negative moods and creativity. It comes down to the suffering artist syndrome. How really great artists are depressed and bi-polar. He shows studies that reflect that thinking. Well, I think that you can take any profession and find a good percentage of people that are bi-polar or depressed, not just artists. I've just heard this all my life about all these famous artists being so intensely disturbed. But I'm thinking that maybe all great artists are disturbed because the art critics and media that made them famous are the ones who are disturbed! 

So leave me a comment, do you think you have to be depressed or bi-polar or disturbed in order to make great art?

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Sue Lacy link
6/25/2012 12:46:33 pm

I might have to read this book. It sounds interesting and thought provoking if not always right. To answer your question, my creativity dries up when my mood is dark. Not that I'm a "great" artist, but high energy / positive mood feed my creativity, and the act of creating boosts my mood. I don't have a problem with the idea that unhappiness often results in creative expression, but I don't like blanket statements that imply we all operate the same way.

Good blog!

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Evelyn
6/25/2012 01:17:32 pm

Thanks for the input, Sue! I agree. I'm still reading it and will have an update soon. I keep going back and forth with Oh, I love it, oh, now I'm not so sure, oh, I love it... I guess it's not just black and white, there are some good things and some things I don't agree with, but I think it's worth the read! Let me know if you read it!

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