LESSON 4: WHO IS AN ARTIST

• Artist - they create an art and for whom
• Artist - aware of issues surrounding the lives of artists and relate it to your own set of experiences
• Artist - they develop an attitude of inclusivity when it comes to artists, especially those with physical disabilities
• The Creative Process - requires the use of both sides of our brain
• The creative process - in general, the actual steps involved will vary from person to person
• For some, the process is easy. For others, it can be torture
• Right Brain - it is free thinking, controls our ideas, inspiration, and most of the production process
• Left Brain - it is analytical, is in charge of evaluating, reworking and sharing
• Right Brained - it is an individual who will experience difficulty in the evaluation and sharing parts of the process, while the ideas seem to flow uncontrollably
• Left brained - individuals will have an easier time with evaluation, while ideas are sometimes harder to come by
• Inspiration - it may be an object, a person, an experience, a song, or even a feeling.
• Inspiration - comes from an external source
• Inspiration - it takes effort to look for it
• Inspiration - rather than waiting for it, you need to put yourself in that position
• Idea - comes almost immediately after inspiration, making the distinction between the two a little more difficult to detect
• Idea - it solidifies gradually over time, after the initial inspiration
• Idea - it is born internally.
• Idea - it is unique to the artist that conceives it
• Research - can also be considered as planning
• Research - we may sketch out our idea or research methods and/or media to communicate our newly formed idea
• Research - the idea may change at this stage, taking on a new life or direction
• Production - this is where the artifact is created
• Production - it is where the idea is now transforming into a visual communication that is reflective of the artist that creates it
• Production - it is the inspiration has led to an idea, the planning and research have been completed, and the art is now being produced
• Critique - this is where the process now shift from a creative endeavor to an analytical one
• Critique - this is where the artist recognize the flaws and make necessary changes
• Critique - is a decidedly a left-brained part of the process and should be approached with an analytical, open mind
• Critique - this should not be viewed as an evaluation of the finished work, but rather a "check" on progress towards a goal
• Critique - for some artist, it is difficult to view their art as a "product'. But this is an essential if the art is to reach its full potential
• Rework - this is where the art is revisited
• Rework - it is where changes are made based on the judgements made in the critique
• Evaluation - it is not until all changes have been made to the art that the evaluation of the success or failure of the work is decided
• Evaluation - this is where strengths should be noted for it may be incorporated in future work, while weaknesses should also be recognized for it may be avoided in future works
• Evaluation - it is important to remember that it is the work the is evaluated, not the artist
• Presentation - this where the art is shared
• Presentation - this is the last step of the creative process is to let your voice be heard
• Creativity is intelligence having fun