Artistic Explorations: Creativity, Anti-Creativity and Masterpieces

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Creativity, Anti-Creativity and Masterpieces

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;

the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.

Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man."

George Bernard Shaw

This week we looked at the work of Jan Vermeer and pondered the question, "What is a Masterpiece?"
Here are a few student responses-

"... something alot of people can relate to."

Zach

"... the best result."

Katie

"... a true form of beauty."

Izak

"... makes you think about the world around you."

Michelle

"... a thing that changes people's viewpoint."

Will

"... something extraordinary in the eyes of the maker."

Emma

"... something remembered beyond you."
Eric

"A masterpiece will blow your socks off."
Will

"...isn't done overnight."
Mitchell

"... happens when you've outdone yourself."
Austin C.

"... highly controvised, but changes the way we think."
Austin N.

"Me!"
Riley

"You know when you've encountered a masterpiece because it stays with you the rest of your life. It's like chewing gum on the inside of your brain and it sticks there, becoming part of a private reservoir of things that take you away from yourself and your environment. It's just you and the masterpiece and the mystery. It grabs you.

Often you don't know why."

Anne Richter

Here are a few end-of-the-year masterpieces: