Your Creative Self

When many of us think of art, they think of the aesthetic quality it offers the world. They think of paintings hanging in hallways and sculptures at the entrances of buildings. But, many of us know the deeper meaning there is to art. The buildings themselves are works of art just as art can be found just about anywhere. Heartwarming songs, beautiful dances, even remodeled classics are all works of art. So, what do we learn from art in all of its various forms? We learn that one of its most powerful benefits is its ability to increase our creativity.

When you work with art in any form, it's like another part of your brain starts to stir awake. Images start to race across your mind. Different ideas start to form jump starting your imagination and making your creative juices really flow. The perspective you have on the world around you becomes more intense and insightful with each new thing you see and each new thought you receive. That's the spirit of creativity. Where once you didn't even notice what you saw, now you are looking at the world with different eyes, eyes that observe the artistic quality of every image and scene your mind can comprehend.

We learn art in a cumulative fashion. It starts with learning the basics and it becomes more advanced the more you learn. Learning to draw, you learn how lines, angles and curves work together to form objects. As your passion grows with each new scene you want to draw, you learn more about the relationships of objects and how the lines, angles and curves work together to create complete works of art. Seeing how relationships work, your creative juices become even more intrigued about the world and how everything fits in it.

As the value of art and the meaning it brings to the artist merges more and more, an increasingly heightened perspective takes your abilities to a whole new level. You are looking at the world with fresh eyes that feel like they are seeing everything for the first time. You are imagining a finished work of art while still staring at a blank canvas. And your creativity has a motivation and growth of its own.

Once the process of becoming an artist begins, it is practically automatic. It works its way into your sleep. It works its way into your daily life even while you are doing menial tasks, you are still thinking in new artistic terms. Once you've jump started the creative side of your brain, it won't stop and you won't want it to stop. That's the beauty of art.