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Old 7 November 2009, 01:33 PM #78 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Terrencejones View Post
I don't want to get all religious and spin the thread off into another debate but I thought about art/creativity and the creator himself.
If God made us in his image, it follows we would have some natural attributes of his.
I concluded two important things, to me anyway. Firstly, art as the pursuit of the seventh day when our work is finished and we can look on it with satisfaction and say "That is good". Secondly the importance of sharing your efforts with others and the need for it to be appreciated by them too.

Of course not all art follows these two things, some of it is designed to shock, make you think or just make lots of money. How valid any of that is in terms of art or creativity is perhaps a matter of individual choice or perception.

Here endeth the sermon on the aerodrome

Terry
I feel closest to the creator(God,the Force,or whatever you want to call it)when I am being creative myself.
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