Posts Tagged "creativity"
Does Education Kill Creativity?
Creativity, in the midst of long lectures, tedious projects, and sleepless nights spent pouring over illegible notes, takes a solid hit to the teeth during our formal years of higher education. It’s easy to conclude that the education system itself squanders the best of our creative efforts by forcing us into patterns of rote memorization, thereby depleting our appetite for energetic...
Read MoreHARMONY–An Experiment in Community & Art
Quinn and I created this piece in collaboration with The ArtSpace and IndyMetro Church for the upcoming HARMONY Show opening this Friday as part of IDADA’s First Friday. Our piece, along with 80 others from artists around the community, will hang to form the word HARMONY! HARMONY has its grand opening this Friday, March 4th from 6pm-9pm. For your...
Read MoreA Downtown Kind of Morning
The sky v. the sky a{Cross} the atmosphere un{Done} for now {Advert}ising to the back of the head f{Lag} held high both, alike, {Build}ings. pointed {Direct}ion before these b{Us}y streets symbol of a symbol see th{Rough} the eyes of others lucky, {In}deed {Poll}ing difference road...
Read MoreAsheville Graffiti, Do It To Julia, & Boone Ventures: Photo ed
I love creative graffiti. When done well, artistic graffiti can tell a story just as well as or better than any other traditional art medium. Asheville embraces artists from all walks of life, especially those whose canvases are the brick walls and sidewalks surrounding us. Another intriguing Asheville tag on the back wall of an Asheville alley. Architecture in Asheville is a beautiful blend of...
Read MoreSlinging Finger Paint
I can sit and stare out a window for hours on end. Windows to gaze out of, paned sheets of glass to contemplate through, to survey the rest of the world moving to and fro, mere phantoms heaping up wealth, attempting happiness, usually falling short, clamoring for something more. I find it hard to hide behind a window. Its transparency makes it a difficult medium to hide my shortcomings and...
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