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The Persistence of Memory, 1931, Salvador Dali
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” —Edwin Land
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” —Sylvia Plath
“Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working.” – Pablo Picasso
What is creativity?
Where does creativity come from?
Can you learn to be creative or are you just born with it?
The surrealists of the early to mid 1900's had many activities to stimulate their creativity and imagination. Artists like Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Joan Miro painted strange subject matter in an attempt to express their unconscious mind.
Golconda, 1953, Rene Magritte
Harlequin's Carnival, 1924-25, Joan Miro
Now let's do a couple activities to work on being creative!
Exercise 1 - you have 15 minutes to draw something in as many circles as you can.
Exercise 2 - Exquisite Corpse game. Fold a piece of paper 3 times and draw part of a 'figure' on one section, then pass it to the next person.
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