What is an Artist?
I.
Defining the Artist
Imaginative
Perceptions:
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Associational
·
Symbolic
·
Metaphorical
·
Emblematic
Imaginative
Choices:
What
about "Talent"?
Composition
of “Talent”:
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Instinct
·
Rational
Intelligence
·
Emotional
Sensitivity
·
Practiced
Motor Ability
·
Leads
to Making Imaginative Choices
What
about Training?
All
Artists Need:
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Skills
·
Training
·
Practice
II.
Psychological Traits:
Snowflake
Model of Creativity (David Perkins):
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Why
a snowflake?
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Instinct
for unified Arrangement - a need to wrest order from chaos
·
Ability
to Excel at finding Options - constant compulsion to increase choices
·
Mental
Mobility - constant exploration contrasts & opposites
·
Willingness
to take risks and except failures - the price of doing "Art"
·
Objectivity
(seek advice and feedback) - helps to refine best choices & builds
confidence
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Inner
Motivation (enjoyment/satisfaction/process) - helps to offset losses and builds
intrinsic value
III.
Physiological Talents/Proclivities:
Theory
of Multiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner):
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Linguistic
Words and Literary Expression
·
Musical
Organization of Sounds
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Logical
Causal Relationships of Phenomena
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Spatial
Spatial Arrangement
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Body/Kinesthetic
Physical Presence/Movement
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Personal
Sensitivity to Others Feelings
IV.
Understanding Communication:
Communication
Model:
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Encoding/Decoding
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Noise:
Semantic, Mechanical, Perceptual
Sign,
Symbol, and Metaphor:
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Sign
Traffic
Mathematics
Words/Letters
·
Symbols
Representative
Corporate and Status
Social
Flags and Organizational
Thematic
Cross, Peace, Black Power
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Metaphor
One thing is another, The Government is a ship of state
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Simile:
One is like another, Out to Lunch, Bottom Line, Raining Cats and Dogs