So on Friday, we got our essays back and we talked a lot
about originality – the art to think independently and creatively and to
think outside the box. It doesn’t always have to mean thinking something that
was never thought before, but rather putting old ideas together in new ways. In
today’s world, the increase in business and technology is growing faster than
ever and originality is needed to stand out among the sea of inventors. It
needs to appeal greatly to the public and be functional at the same time.
On the site, kickstarter.com, it tests the countless potentiality
of these inventors. (Kickstarter is a
website where you fund ideas to make them into reality) I remember I went on
there to look for a phone case. I saw one that interested me greatly and I could
see the originality of it. Of course, phone bumper cases have been here for a
while so that’s not new, but how this specific bumper looks and how it’s made
is different from all other bumpers in market. This is using an existing idea
but redeveloping it so it’s essentially better. I funded the project and I was
not alone. The final funding was 348%! The donations is a strong indicator on
kickstarter on whether the consumer – us – find the project original and worthy
of our money.
In another aspect, originality creates a style. I take art and
originality is really stressed because if we all had the same art style, it
would be really boring. That traces back to these blogs. If they aren’t unique,
Ms. Valentino won’t call out your name during her weekly blog summary. Not going to lie, I
really look forward to these and to see if she mentions my name. The arts also
include writing. Your writings are perfect windows to take a glimpse into you
style. I’m still trying to develop mine but I guess I still haven’t discovered it
yet. Better get out my shovel and dig deeper because in my opinion, originality
is an ability that is hidden inside of us. We just have to dig deep and discover
it.
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| All four artists are drawing the same woman, but they all have really different styles. |
TLDR: We cannot simply create originality…originality creates
us.
hmm interesting :)
ReplyDeleteMs. Valentino will definitely be like..."WHAT, Angela! BUT interesting concept" tomorrow. :D I've never really thought about originality in this way: how it creates us. It was nice to read about how you view originality as an artist; definitely widened my view of creativity. Good Job
HA-Jessie! The last statement is definitely something to think about. Interesting idea!
Delete"If they aren’t unique, Ms. Valentino won’t call out your name during her weekly blog summary." Oh, dear. The ultimate punishment. Also, "We just have to dig deep and discover it." reminds me of a last line of a Ted Ed video right before the music and flying pieces of ideas end it. I dunno.
ReplyDeleteAngela! I've never seen your blog before, but this was such a great "first" post! I really like how you approached the idea of originality and described it as "putting old ideas together in new ways" (what an original description!). Moreover, your example of kickstarter is quite interesting and really clarifies your point. Great post!
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