Creative Codex 14: Why Humans Need Art
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Apr 26, 2020 Art is essential for understanding our humanity, especially during challenging times like the pandemic. The relationship between art and human intelligence highlights creativity's role in our survival. Storytelling, exemplified by popular culture like Game of Thrones, connects us through shared emotions. The healing power of art, as explored through Carl Jung's methods, showcases its ability to promote personal growth. Listeners are encouraged to engage with a creative community, emphasizing solitude as a beneficial aspect of creativity.
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Art As A Sense-Making Mechanism
- Art arises when complex intelligence tries to process the infinite nuance of life.
- It functions as a mechanism for making sense of overwhelming experience.
Creativity Is The Engine Of Culture
- Culture is composed of works made through creative intent rather than the other way around.
- Without ongoing creativity culture would stagnate and lose its life-giving force.
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Turnaround
- Michelangelo turned an intended small commission into painting the entire Sistine Chapel ceiling.
- The ceiling orients viewers by addressing big questions like where we came from and why we're here.
