Old Masters and Young Geniuses

Old Masters and Young Geniuses
Author: David W. Galenson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780691121093

When in their lives do great artists produce their greatest art? Do they strive for creative perfection throughout decades of painstaking and frustrating experimentation, or do they achieve it confidently and decisively, through meticulous planning that yields masterpieces early in their lives? By examining the careers not only of great painters but also of important sculptors, poets, novelists, and movie directors, Old Masters and Young Geniuses offers a profound new understanding of artistic creativity. Using a wide range of evidence, David Galenson demonstrates that there are two fundamentally different approaches to innovation, and that each is associated with a distinct pattern of discovery over a lifetime. Experimental innovators work by trial and error, and arrive at their major contributions gradually, late in life. In contrast, conceptual innovators make sudden breakthroughs by formulating new ideas, usually at an early age. Galenson shows why such artists as Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Jackson Pollock, Virginia Woolf, Robert Frost, and Alfred Hitchcock were experimental old masters, and why Vermeer, van Gogh, Picasso, Herman Melville, James Joyce, Sylvia Plath, and Orson Welles were conceptual young geniuses. He also explains how this changes our understanding of art and its past. Experimental innovators seek, and conceptual innovators find. By illuminating the differences between them, this pioneering book provides vivid new insights into the mysterious processes of human creativity.

Youthful Aging Secrets

Youthful Aging Secrets
Author: Mary Jaksch
Publisher: National Library of New Zealand
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2018-07-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780473447274

Are you afraid of aging? What if you could stop or even reverse the process of aging? Recent scientific research in rejuvenation biotechnology shows we can reset the clock. The new paradigm of youthful aging is a revolution in the making. This book will change the trajectory of your life. You will end up with a completely new vision of what your mature years can be like. The new paradigm of youthful aging will help you to bloom into full glory, at any stage of your life. In Youthful Aging Secrets, you

The Widening Stream

The Widening Stream
Author: David Ulrich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2011-10-04
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1451663072

Many people long to fulfill their creative potential yet don't know how. Using the stream as a metaphor, author David Ulrich takes readers through the full range of creative activity and shows that creativity is accessible to everyone who wishes to nourish and develop their artistic spirit. In Part One, he explores the seven stages of the creative process, from Discovery and Encounter through Responsibility and Release. In Part Two, he discusses the three guiding principles of creativity. Each chapter in Part One includes questions, exercises, and suggestions to help readers achieve each step in the process. The book also includes anecdotes and quotations from many artists, writers, and scientists.

The Invention of Creativity

The Invention of Creativity
Author: Andreas Reckwitz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0745697070

Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and the desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture and an imperative in many parts of society. In this new book, cultural sociologist Andreas Reckwitz investigates how the ideal of creativity has grown into a major social force, from the art of the avant-garde and postmodernism to the ‘creative industries’ and the innovation economy, the psychology of creativity and self-growth, the media representation of creative stars, and the urban design of ‘creative cities’. Where creativity is often assumed to be a force for good, Reckwitz looks critically at how this imperative has developed from the 1970s to the present day. Though we may well perceive creativity as the realization of some natural and innate potential within us, it has rather to be understood within the structures of a very specific culture of the new in late modern society. The Invention of Creativity is a bold and refreshing counter to conventional wisdom that shows how our age is defined by radical and restrictive processes of social aestheticization. It will be of great interest to those working in a variety of disciplines, from cultural and social theory to art history and aesthetics.

The Creativity Gene

The Creativity Gene
Author: Rose Gabler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-05-16
Genre:
ISBN:

The Creativity Gene is an essential resource for creators in every industry to empower their unique abilities to produce new, impactful results. Rose Gabler exposes the need for creative clarification in personal and professional endeavors. She has identified five of the most impactful contributing factors to achieving creative success through interviews with dozens of experts in various industries worldwide. These five traits, including your Life Experience, Expertise, Environment, Flexibility, and Grit, will empower your unique creative advantages and will inspire you to find creative connections with your goals, making you unstoppable.The Creativity Gene will help you:-Identify your creative strengths.-Empower your creative potential.-Align your creative superpower with your goals.Praise for The Creativity Gene By Rose Gabler:"In this masterful work, she leads us on a journey to open our minds, expand our horizons and unleash the creativity that lives within us. A must read."-Bonnie Carroll, President and Founder of Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors"The Creativity Gene presents inspiring stories and practices for accessing the benefits of creativity in our everyday lives. Rose's book will impact readers in meaningful, action-driven ways." -Shannon Kenny, Founder of Prontopia and Author"...A mind map for creatively developing your own set of understandings about the genesis, symbiosis, antibiosis, and nurturance of creativity as a destination."-John Dallas, Founder of Enclave Learning & Earning Center and Author"Creativity will be essential for all of us as we enter the 4th Industrial Revolution. Rose's book is timely, insightful, and practical. It truly accomplishes the goal of empowering your own creativity."-Quenton Marty, President of MATTER"Rose Gabler demonstrates that creativity can be cultivated by anyone and the path is found in her five traits. With the cultivation of these tools, the reader will develop a confidence in their unique perceptions of opportunities." -Christopher McCord Stephenson, D.O. General Internist, Research Physician, and Osteopathic Philosopherwww.rosegabler.com @rosegab @thecreativitygene

Slow Living

Slow Living
Author: Helena Woods
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2023-04-11
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1684811651

Make Slow Living Part of Your Everyday! “Slow Living is a work of art…I observed a sense of calm within myself as I read its pages and appreciated the beautiful pictures.” —Andrea Henkels, author of Herman Heals His Heart Living peacefully is within reach if you slow down your life. With Slow Living, you too can embrace simple living and mindfulness for peace-induced days! Looking for peace and happiness? Book a personal reading hour with Slow Living, your guide on how to slow down your life and live peacefully. Helena Woods, author and creator of popular YouTube channel Simple Joys, reveals the wisdom she has learned by moving abroad from the US and living a slower life in France. With beautiful prose and original photography, she provides inspiration and guidance to create a simple living environment wherever you are. Slow Living is for anyone looking to simplify life. Personal growth books for women tend to leave out men and children, but this book was intentionally crafted with everyone in mind! If you're looking for how to improve yourself and how to get into simple living, then this is the guide for you! For many, a slow European lifestyle seems out of reach, but with the direction in this book, readers are able to craft this lifestyle for themselves anywhere, anytime. Inside, you’ll find: Ways to value quiet moments, which bring simple joys to your life How slow living takes root when less becomes more in your home A guide on how to simplify your everyday life for mental clarity How to create routines that enrich your mind and feed your soul If you like books for homebodies or if you enjoyed Slow, Essentialism, or Simple Pleasures, you’ll love Slow Living.

The Creativity Code

The Creativity Code
Author: Marcus Du Sautoy
Publisher: Belknap Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0674244710

“A brilliant travel guide to the coming world of AI.” —Jeanette Winterson What does it mean to be creative? Can creativity be trained? Is it uniquely human, or could AI be considered creative? Mathematical genius and exuberant polymath Marcus du Sautoy plunges us into the world of artificial intelligence and algorithmic learning in this essential guide to the future of creativity. He considers the role of pattern and imitation in the creative process and sets out to investigate the programs and programmers—from Deep Mind and the Flow Machine to Botnik and WHIM—who are seeking to rival or surpass human innovation in gaming, music, art, and language. A thrilling tour of the landscape of invention, The Creativity Code explores the new face of creativity and the mysteries of the human code. “As machines outsmart us in ever more domains, we can at least comfort ourselves that one area will remain sacrosanct and uncomputable: human creativity. Or can we?...In his fascinating exploration of the nature of creativity, Marcus du Sautoy questions many of those assumptions.” —Financial Times “Fascinating...If all the experiences, hopes, dreams, visions, lusts, loves, and hatreds that shape the human imagination amount to nothing more than a ‘code,’ then sooner or later a machine will crack it. Indeed, du Sautoy assembles an eclectic array of evidence to show how that’s happening even now.” —The Times

Lifelong Kindergarten

Lifelong Kindergarten
Author: Mitchel Resnick
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2018-08-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0262536137

How lessons from kindergarten can help everyone develop the creative thinking skills needed to thrive in today's society. In kindergartens these days, children spend more time with math worksheets and phonics flashcards than building blocks and finger paint. Kindergarten is becoming more like the rest of school. In Lifelong Kindergarten, learning expert Mitchel Resnick argues for exactly the opposite: the rest of school (even the rest of life) should be more like kindergarten. To thrive in today's fast-changing world, people of all ages must learn to think and act creatively—and the best way to do that is by focusing more on imagining, creating, playing, sharing, and reflecting, just as children do in traditional kindergartens. Drawing on experiences from more than thirty years at MIT's Media Lab, Resnick discusses new technologies and strategies for engaging young people in creative learning experiences. He tells stories of how children are programming their own games, stories, and inventions (for example, a diary security system, created by a twelve-year-old girl), and collaborating through remixing, crowdsourcing, and large-scale group projects (such as a Halloween-themed game called Night at Dreary Castle, produced by more than twenty kids scattered around the world). By providing young people with opportunities to work on projects, based on their passions, in collaboration with peers, in a playful spirit, we can help them prepare for a world where creative thinking is more important than ever before.