What does creativity mean to me [Arts Explorer #1]

     I believe every individual has one or more creative bones in their body. I have friends, for instance, who are comprised completely of creative bones. I on the other hand, have a select few, but am very proud of them. Creativity is a hard word to define, but it is easy to see. Creativity can be seen in a dancer choreographing a number, an interior decorator furnishing a large space, an artist creating a sculpture, an architect planning a building, a student colour coding their notes or an entrepreneur creating a new business deal. I agree with the definition that Schirrmacher and Fox (2009) have for creativity which is "the ability to see things in new ways or combine unrelated things into something new" (page 6).

     While reading the Mississauga News, I saw a picture of a mural that was painted by Daniel Seagrave in a pedestrian underpass in the Port Credit area. If this mural isn't an example of creativity, I don't know what else could be. According to the Mississauga News this piece of art was created from an old photo.  This means the artist took something, the photo, which is not something new, but created a wonderful piece of artwork. It was amazing to stand in a tunnel covered in art that someone worked very hard on for weeks. The pictures above does not do the work justice.
     It is important to understand how you see creativity as an ECE, or teacher, or anyone who works with children. You must understand that children are all creative, and can be creative in a variety of ways. A child expressing their creativity might not do so through painting or drawing. They may do it through dance, or storytelling, or other ways.

    

References:

Le, J. (2010, December 23 ). Mural completed tunnel. The Mississauga News. Retrieved from http://www.mississauga.com/community/article/921336--mural-completes-tunnel

Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont,CA: Delmar