Sources of Creativity[1]
Most
artists (81%) reported that the sources of their creativity had changed with
age, with only a few writing, as one 86-year-old man did, that their ideas had
become worse: “ As I age, all my mental processes, as well as physical ones,
degenerate. This affects my
creativity adversely. “More typically, artists reported new ideas with
increased age: “I have definitely
become more creative as years go by, working harder at my art and spending more
time with my peers ‘brain busting (79 year old man) “My ideas come more quickly
as I age (76 year old man). A 68-year-old womena was more specific concerning
how her ideas changed:
I
depend less now on conscious and visually completed “plan”, preferring to
let “ chance” changes enter into
the unfolding of the finished product.
Chance, or the subconscious, is my friend and co-creator, held in come
check by being careful and aware of Murphy’s Law.
A 65-year
old man explained how his priorities changed over the years/
In
my teens and twenties, I was preoccupied with dating, mating and earning a
living, etc. In those early years,
I lacked a focus on artistic production.
In my 40s, 50s and 60s, [changes in] time interest and function
increased my artistic production.
An
80-year-old woman wrote:
In
my teens I had other studies than art.
In my 20s I was in art school and teaching. In my 3os and 40s I did full time teaching.” In my 50s, 60s
and 70s, I was doing full time painting.”
(Now
what about you?????????)
[1] This Material comes from the Creativity Research
Journal I find this information very useful as I travel through the later stage
of life.
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