Every person is creative but some people are more creative than others. Those are usually the people that think out of the box or think abstractly. Thinking abstractly also requires you to listen to what people have to say about what your doing. When writing a book, play, or filming a movie, people are going to give you new suggestions or ideas and if your willing to take in those ideas and think on them it could hatch a new idea in your head.
When doing anything in art creativity is your number one friend and helps you turn an idea into a master piece. Creativity is something everyone has but not something everyone is gifted at.
Jacob,
ReplyDeleteYou are wise to point out that "thinking abstractly also requires you to listen to what people have to say about what your doing" (although your should be you're in this case). You're wise because you recognize the need to synthesize (mix) different ideas together in order to make new ideas. This is the biggest ingredient to creativity that many people overlook.
Realize too that creativity extends beyond just art. What other areas of your life do you find yourself thinking abstractly?