Yes, EVERYONE Is An Artist
Most of our population believe that some people are creative, and others are not.But that’s not true.
Everyone is an artist.
In fact, we are each creating this very moment.
But what does that mean?
“Everyone is an artist.”
And it’s probably also the most misunderstood. Because what Beuys did not mean is that everyone is an artist in the usual and narrow sense of the word, like a painter or a sculptor.
For Beuys “artist” was the word to describe the essence of what it means to be a human being: The deep need and fundamental ability to create and be creative.
In this sense, “everyone is an artist” means that everyone can and needs to be creative — so you can be an “artistic” mother, an “artistic” manager, an “artistic” bus driver, even an “artistic” politician. It doesn’t matter what your means of expression are — being an artist means being creative in whatever way is available and feels natural to you.
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*** What Is Creativity? ***
Creativity is the ability to transcend traditional ways of thinking or acting and to develop new and original ideas, methods, or objects.
Creativity is one of those traits that people seem to have an intrinsic understanding of, but if you actually ask them to define it, they get tripped up. It’s easy to come up with a list of creative people (Frida Kahlo, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Einstein), and the outcomes of creativity (a novel, an invention, a new way of looking at the world), but it’s difficult to wrap your head around the actual concept of creativity.
*** How Do You Express Your Creativity? ***
You create your experiences in one of two ways.
When you use your imagination to focus on your current circumstances (what is), then you create more of the same and there’s minimal opportunity for growth and fulfillment. You might call this unconscious creation.
Unconscious creation is…
- Settling for things as they are and not as they can be
- Responding to the outside world
- Following the crowd
- Living the way others expect you to
- Thinking from the rational mind
- Worrying or complaining about not having what you want
- Conscious creation, on the other hand, is using your imagination to focus on what you want—what can be, instead of what is.
Conscious creation is …
- Questioning the status quo
- Being aware of problems and coming up with ideas to solve them
- Being aware that you don’t know everything
- Exploring and experimenting
- Thinking from the unlimited, universal mind and
- Taking action to manifest what you want
*** Why Most People Shun Their Creativity ***
Consciously creating something—following your dreams or dancing to the beat of your own drum—comes at a price.
It can come with rejection, criticism, contempt, and isolation.
However, focusing on your current unwanted circumstances, such as a low bank balance or a low-paying job, also comes with a price—creating more of the same.
It is wise to remember that the person who follows the crowd (unconscious creation) will get no farther than the crowd.
However, the relative few who walk the creative path are likely to find they are in places no one has ever been before.
So, you have two choices in life:
You can dissolve into the mainstream, or you can be distinct. To be distinct, you must be different. To be different, you must follow the quiet, creative voice from within.
*** How To Spark Your Creativity ***
Daniel Pink, creativity expert and author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, says we are entering a new era – a conceptual era – where right brain abilities such as artistry, empathy, inventiveness, and big-picture thinking will be just as important as the left brain’s logical, linear and by-the-numbers abilities. Traditionally, left-brain skills mattered more, Pink says, and still do, however, they are not enough. He says you need both sides of the brain, both approaches, to craft a fulfilling life.
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