Creativity With Knowledge

Creativity seems to be more of a feeling. It’s the act of being able to create something new and possibly exciting. Sometimes, to see more of what can be rather then what is. Creativity is being able to see beyond something’s appearance and keep adding on to it in a creative manner, or changing it to look even more artistic. It goes through stages of continuous adding on and taking off until whatever is being done no longer looks like a traditional object. A form of creativity, to me, would be distortion, changing the image of something to make it look different and possibly better. To be creative, it doesn’t require much thought, it’s more of a mental picture that develops when looking at real, traditional, bland objects of everyday life.

           

Knowledge on the other side of artistic ability is more of thinking. The “why do this?” side, the side that questions every motive to put real, intellectual meaning into whatever is being done. It’s basically knowing, being accustomed to thoughts and discovered from investigation. Knowledge comes with time, the more you see, and hear the more knowledgeable you can become. It’s about finding the under-the-surface behind art, behind anything in life, and finding out why it does that, and how it got started

Knowledge and creativity are a bit of opposites, to me at least. Creativity is more of doing from random thought, images created in your head, and inspired by everyday life; however knowledge is more of taking the time to think and process, learning why it does that. Creativity can seem like a jumbled mess that looks like it has no meaning, at least to someone who is trying to be knowledgeable. Then again, creativity is in stages, and small thought process goes into being a knowledgeable outcome. Through the process of the stages, knowledge and creativity intertwine to be a better art piece.

Interviewing Cho Vang

Becoming a professional artist is a hard path to follow, an experiences artist, Cho Vang, who now works at Franklin High School, knows of the struggles. His work, thought not famous, his works has been in local galleries.

Q: How did you come into the art field.
A: Art was a passion of mine for years, and I knew I could send a message to others.

Q: Do you feel, that since you're no longer doing arty professionally, that you let yourself down?
A: No, because now I'm bringing the world of art to teenagers who come in through my classroom.

Q: Do you still do artwork in your spare time?
A: I try to paint whenever I can; it's a great escape from responsibility, especially now that I'm a father.

Q: Do you have any advice for aspiring artists?
A: I think every artist should just enjoy creating their piece, and also they should be able to take the criticism of the public, so they can grow as an artist.

Q: Do you think anyone can be an artist?
A: Anyone can say they are an artist, but a true artist isn't in it for fame, but to be able to get a message out there to the world.

Art Vs. Design Vs. Craft

Art, it's a form of expression, everything around that's visibly. It's a way to enter someone's soul, see their true self and connect without words. Art is anything the eye can see, it's a story, there is meaning to ever part of the creation. To me, it's giving someone the right to look past your physical presence, and being able to see what lies underneath the skin, and lies within the heart and mind. Something we feel, it speaks without words, and motivates, it happens without even trying. Art isn't something planned, it's what we feel, an emotional adventure. There is no definite meaning behind the creation, no right or wrong interpretation of a piece, it speaks to everyone. Art is something that speaks to our emotions, and sets our minds to see beyond what they eye views, to see what lies behind, the intention and feeling we tend to overlook.

Design, is more of a planned venture than art is, it has a definite meaning, for specific people. Design is created to make a point, to let ideas come out in ways words can't express; for a target audience. The intention is to have people see a certain view point. Design is more of a blueprint to creating art. For it to be a design, there has to be a guideline, a reason to make the piece. It's a project, a thought process. There has to be a purpose behind design, unlike in art, which can be created just from being inspired.

Craft, is art, but with a function, something in need of actual skills. Craftsmanship is an art form, but it has to be done skillfully, by careful hands. There is generally no room for error in craft, while in art, errors just give more meaning to the artwork. Craft is determined by steadiness of hand, and the functionality of the piece.