What is Creativity?

First class of term, we were asked to discuss the topic of ‘What is Art within Creativity?’ As natural, there are many way to try and sum up different conclusions to this answer from an artistic mind. But from an outsider’s point of view, what does creativity really mean? We were asked to draw on a blank sheet of paper in a matter of seconds to draw whatever came into mind. This was the image that came into my head. Portraits have always been part of my creative ability. It will always be my style of art which helps inspires me to produce more. Creativity doesn’t have to be based on whether someone can draw a simple picture. Anybody can draw a picture, but does it show depth? Meaning? Or is it just pencil, paint or ink on a page? Just like other artists, it takes time and patience to be creative, to make a mark on the world. For most artists, even the simplest of art can be creative through how it is portrayed through its audience. Yet, I have a very different opinion on that myself. I believe that creativity needs to be ‘big’ and ‘’brilliant’ not ‘small’ and ‘simple’. I expect art to be filled with vibrant colours, patterns, beautiful sculptures. Something that makes someone feel inspired. But, this is just an opinion from someone who enjoys art, who is an artist. Then again, to be an artist, you need to stand out, to be recognized and your work to be unique from your own style. My opinions are only a matter of one, creativity doesn’t always have to be big or bold, it could be small and simple. Creativity doesn’t even have to revolve around the concept of art, it could be with how you think, how you act, how you speak. Even with art, it takes a creative mind to think of a story behind the art, to see through it. It takes a creative mind to produce novels or plays, to act out scenes from a character, to design cities and buildings throughout the world, to create technology for cars, aircrafts, mobiles, tablets, computers etc., to make a beautiful garden from a range of different plants and flowers and to design a range of different plates of food. As I come to my conclusion on what my theory of ‘Creativity’ is, it’s not depending on how creative you produce something, it is all about how creative you are in yourself, on how you dress, how you make yourself an individual from everybody else, to make a statement that ‘I am Unique’. To most, the term creativity can be defined by generating a thought in your mind and exposing it to the world in either shape or form. Being creative, can be the basic essential to surviving in such and competitive world, like for the fact that I am an art student needing to survive a competitive class through using my creativity to produce ideas. Creativity is not about what you make, it’s about how you make it through pushing yourself to the limit.