First of all this chapter requires effort to understand but it's really interesting. https://learningsuite.byu.edu/plugins/Upload/fileDownload.php?fileId=1fa943cc-hltV-xs1K-1H9v-Tw881d6f00f1
Second it's been a really long time since I've posted anything and I'm pretty mad at myself for it because I was doing really well. Sometimes I wish if I was going to fail at something I wouldn't have moments of success at it so that I wouldn't be so let down when I did finally fail.
I am going to discuss the article but since it's been so long I have news items I'd like to put out there.
I am finally in an actual bachelor's program at BYU so I will actually graduate college after all. ( yay! small confetti popper sound) I did not get into illustration or design but I am in the the 2-D studio art program and although it's not exactly what I want to go into, I think a more fine art production education will serve me well. Also Europe and the Carribean were great and I definitely suggest going to either to anyone. Just make it happen, it's worth it.
Ok the chapter...
It's about the creative process and creativity. It discusses these things through the perspective of an unknowm entity in an unknown galaxy type space who learns the ability to create. Just a sign to start with then fancier signs all the while other entities are learning the same ability.
We discussed it in my New Genre class and I didn't get to say what I thought because I rarely talk in class. There was a question posed about whether or not it was discouraging to think of the amount of ideas and talents out there when faced with creating. My opinion was that it was neither discouraging or encouraging but was instead truthful. Either you can be overwhelmed by the competition or you can keep up and keep creating.
The chapter also described hindering other artists by not sharing secrets in order to remain original. My thoughts on this are that is has never been beneficial to be in competition with other artists as similar as they may be. Michelangelo destroyed his Pieta by carving his name into a sash across Mary's chest which he did because the general public assumed the sculpture to be by a competing peer of his. He regretted that action for the rest of his life. Now hundreds of years later people still pray in front of this statue. The lesson learned is that being jealous and worrying about what other artists are doing rather than using their art to grow only sends you backwards in your creativity.
