To me there is no necessary attachment of creativity and art. Creativity is much more than art, a piece of art is one specific expression of thought. Creativity is the use of thought through infinite possibilities, and creativity never ends, if something doesn’t come out right it’s perfectly fine because as a creator there are infinite possibilities.

Creative people are not as judgmental, they know how to use their judgment objectively with out excluding possibilities.

We’ve seen many creators of religion, politics, technology, teaching, art, performance, and at this point in evolution its extremely important to continue creating. for some reason humans feel that once we reach a decision that it’s the be all and end all, and if any one suggest something different (especially in politics and religion) it’s labeled as a conspiracy, and crazy!

I read somewhere (i don’t know if it was in this blog or not) that US school only focus on memorization and learning facts. Creativity and critical analysis are on the back burner (as we see the creative arts programs cut form curriculum’s first when there is a budget cut).

Creativity is not valuable to the US government, could there be a reason for this or is it just a DUMB coincidence?

It’s common knowledge that we are a product of our environment, we are trained by the society that we live in. Creativity allows people to explore infinite possibilities.

YOU be the creator of your own reality…think about it.

nancy (aka money coach)’s last blog post..I heard a man get shot dead last night. What was his life worth?

most people would agree that there’s “good art” and “bad art” (subjective of course), but does that also mean that a definition of “what is an artist” is just as subjective? If Johnny hates Judy’s art, but Suzi and Jimmy love it, does it have value because “most” love it, or is there some magic number of people who’ve got to like it, or will some day?

i think the question here is not about where someone is a “good” artist or a “bad” one but whether one is an artist, period. you wouldn’t say that george bush isn’t a politician just because you don’t like his politics, would you?

Also, most people have a creative outlet of some kind. There are part-time artists. Many famous writers pay (or have paid) their bills by doing something else.

in my mind, there’s a difference between having a creative outlet and going bonkers if you can’t be creative on a somewhat regular basis, over an extended period of time.

how one makes money, i don’t think that has anything to do with whether one is an artist.

I’m not all that sure a definition is possible.

oh, i agree. i don’t think there can be “the” definition. that’s why i said mine was a working definition. however, i don’t want to shrink back from attempting to make a definition just because something is difficult to define. and in a way, my definition has already served its purpose: it has created discussion!

an artist is someone who wants to make the world more beautiful.