Nov 18 2008
On Creating Art
I dream a lot. I do more painting when I’m not painting. It’s in the subconscious.
– Diego Rivera
I have to say, Diego Revera has a point. Much, if not most, of the creative work that a person does, starts with the thinking process. One can stand for hours (almost) and look at the materials they will use. One can gaze off into the wood, the ocean, the sky, and formulate, create, dream and “paint” even without holding a brush and pallette.
The quilter does not set to work, choose the fabrics with ease, lay out the design without thought and create a masterpiece.
The sculptor must contemplate his materials, thier size, their shape, their texture, their potential, before touching his chisel or sculpting tool to the piece.
The dreaming, the shaping of the piece of art in the subconscious is, after all, the creative work of the spirit, a work that preceeds the work of the hands.
