Harness Creative Turmoil

This is a continuation from the last post..."Through the traditions established by Nature I may yearn to depict three-dimensional forms and through the tradition of art history I am challenged to depict new one.... "

The historical pressure to create - the human tradition to be creative - is not unmatched by an internal one.  Through the legacy of art I am granted the permission to explore new forms, and through the cultivation of my own personality I discover which forms have personal significance.  Ideally these forms appease the turmoil within me that forces me to create – turmoil that has proven to be an unrelenting and abundant fuel responsible for the development of my creative ability.   It is unrelenting in that it is merciless, and it is abundant in that it as freely available as air. 

Creative turmoil provides the impetus to develop a library of forms designed to appease it.  The maturing of my creative skills is tightly associated with developing a personally significant library of forms.  Once in place, I use this library to communicate with others.  

Harnessing the turmoil is the goal – for it has both pitiless and kind qualities.  Its presence can be an enemy - as it is an omnipresent pressure - whereas its development enables its host contribute.  Man’s inhumanity to man?  Unharnessed, creative turmoil can generate inhumanity to self.


When I have developed a library of forms, than I have succeeded at harnessing the turmoil into a format that others can interpret and enjoy.  Then I can benefit too.  If the creative journey is productive, the turmoil can transformative and have a positive affect.