2) Creativity: the ability to break the conventions and find unexpected/surprising solutions — Babbeus
I think this is normally only possible when you also have knowledge of the boundaries and therefore implies a high level of technical skill as well. Aside from the random flukes of course that accidentaly are truly creative.
It's funny, because I consider Beethoven superior to Mozart. — Noble Dust
Blasphemy! :-O I do often wonder how Mozart's music might have evolved, had he lived beyond the age of 35. — aletheist
I think I was just referring to your whole comment. I have to disagree; there are countless technically skilled artists who don't "break the mold" or do something new. As I read your other comments though, I see you're referring more to craftsmanship. I wouldn't say creativity requires technical skill. The combination of the two, though, is usually what creates new genres, etc. But I think "knowledge of boundaries" as you say can also come about from just being an outsider; you have a birds eye view of the imposed limitations and are therefore not bound by them simply because you aren't "in" the art form in the same way as insiders. But technical skill is definitely important. — Noble Dust
In Dutch it's oefening baart kunst, which would literally translate as "practice births art" — Benkei
Are you saying that all forms of practice lead to art? In my own experience, certain forms of practice would not spurn any original thoughts but would only result in you getting better and better at the same thing.
For an example, a carpenter who works at building chairs would not become an artist of his trade by simply building the same model of chair over and over again, but would do so by experimenting with building different sorts of chairs right? — hunterkf5732
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