When it comes to Creativity, we are not all created equal.

What makes someone like Picasso, or Van Gogh, or Beethoven stand out from the rest of the world? If we are all created with the urge to create, why can’t we all be as creative as Picasso or Beethoven? Why is the Art world filled with insipid, gimmicky nonsense? Why can the music world no longer exist without fireworks, amplifiers and ridiculous costumes to cover up for bad music that all sounds the same regardless of who is performing? Perhaps the issue is not the innate desire to create, but the inspiration that drives and shapes that desire.

True Inspiration leads to True Creativity

Art supposedly comes “from the soul,” but it is also driven by the physical brain. The brain is under continual assault by mass media, social media, advertising, and peer pressure. We are constantly being told what is important, what we should think, and what we should do. Current culture and societal fads have invaded our consciousness to the degree that the True Inspiration that directs True Creativity has been replaced by various formulae for the production of entertainments that will be most likely to lead to popularity and financial gain. Those who are inspired to create from the heart works of a higher value have been devalued in our society and marginalized. True works of Art have been replaced by the market-tested nonsense that overwhelms our consciousness by way of the various pervasive media. Is it any wonder that cultural artifacts – paintings, sculpture, music, literature – more than a decade old are considered irrelevant?

True Creativity will always be a part of what makes us human, but without True Inspiration, the produce will have no meaning or lasting value.