5 Advantages of Creativity to an Artist

Albert Einstein quipped that "imagination is more important than knowledge". It now dawned on whoever cared to listen that this power of imagination is similar to creativity. The purpose of this article is not to enlighten you on why imagination is more important than knowledge, neither is it to tell you how to be creative or harness creativity.
            This write-up focuses the lens on artists who are creative and on the would-be-creative artists. Creativity is a pre-requisite or requirement of every visual artist. Do you know why? It is because artists are supposed to be ideators. They're meant to be creators and originators of unique ideas and elements. In so doing, artists are second creators beside God. This is not to equal mere artists' creativity to the divine and supernatural creative power of God.
             Artists who are creative usually invents and re-creates things that are not in nature, as well as those that are in nature. What this imply is either invention or innovation.
             Without mincing words, below are the advantages of creativity to an artist:-

1. IT ADDS VALUE TO EVERYTHING: Wouldn't you enjoy a limitless reservoir of ideas that you could draw upon at any time? That is what creativity gives you. For that reason, no matter what you're currently able to do, creativity can increase your capabilities. Creativity is being able to see what everybody else has seen and think what nobody else has thought so that you can do what nobody else has done.

2. IT INCREASES ONE'S CREATIVE ABILITY: Creativity builds on itself and increases the creativity of the thinker. Poet Maya Angelou observed, "you can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have".

3. CREATIVITY DRAWS PEOPLE TO YOU AND YOUR IDEAS: Creativity is intelligence having fun. People admire intelligence, and they are always attracted to fun. If anyone could be said to have fun with his intelligence, it was Leonardo Da Vinci. The diversity of his ideas and expertise staggers the mind. He was a painter, sculptor, anatomist, musician, inventor and engineer. The term Renaissance man was coined because of him. Just as people were drawn to Da Vinci and his ideas during the renaissance, they are drawn to creative people today.

4. CREATIVITY HELPS YOU LEARN MORE: Being creative is being able to see or imagine a great deal of opportunity to life's problems. Creativity is having options. It almost seems too obvious to say, but if you're always actively seeking new ideas, you will learn. Creativity is teachability. It is seeing more solutions than problems. The greater the quantity of thoughts, the greater the chance for learning something new.

5. IT CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO: If you desire to improve your world_ or even your own situation, then creativity will help you. The status quo and creativity are incompatible. Creativity and innovation always walk hand in hand.

                Other advantages of creativity to an artist are:-

• Become a better problem solver.
• Save money.
• Expanded sense of time.
• Self awareness and expression.
• Freedom.
• Stress Relief. etc.

What other advantages of creativity to an artist do you know? feel free to share it in the comment section below. Thanks for reading!

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5 Reasons why Plagiaristic Artists are No Artist

When you see another person or individual copy or use your original idea or innovation as their own, that is not pleasant., is it? The world is filled with people of various areas of human endeavour who got their foots in the door simply through imitation! They copy the works and style of others who came before them, or is more outstanding than they are., and use that as foundation or base for their success.
          However, in the world of arts, especially the fine arts, lifting or copying the works of other artists is a serious matter that have led to most artists being unable to develop individual style or identity. In case you do not know what the word 'plagiarism' means, I'll save you the time for going to check your dictionary by defining it right here.
          Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work. You have seen it now., plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics. Before I move ahead to state the reasons why plagiaristic artists are no real artists, which is the title of this write-up, allow me to quote the word of legendary artist Pablo Picasso., "Good artists copy while great artists steal". If you don't understand this statement, then let me narrow it down by explaining in brief the last three words. The last three words explain that a great artist uses the idea, theme, style or subject of another artist to create or formulate his own work and idea. This is why it is called "stealing", not direct "copying" which is plagiarism.
          Below are reasons why plagiaristic artists are not considered real artists:-

> Plagiaristic artists mostly copy or lift the works of others.
> They produce knock-off works.
> They don't use their creativity., or most of the time lacks creative imagination.
> They are usually bereft of ideas that make an original artist, so they end up not having an identity.
> Most plagiaristic artists only take art or practice art as fun. As a result, they don't have need to develop originality or technical skill.
          These are the reasons why plagiaristic artists don't fall into the category of "real artists". For the real artists out there, i'll add that plagiarism is not in itself a crime, but can constitute copyright infringement. In academia and industry, it is a serious ethical offense.
          So, which other reasons do you know? Share it by putting it down into the comment section below, your inputs is welcomed.

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