How Creativity Is Killing the Culture

First of all I would like to state that Michael Fallon is bored, starving for a story, attention or something or another, but most importantly just bitching for the sake of bitching. I guess he took that example from "Art for art's sake." He presents this rediculous idea that creativity can create boredom, discontent, depression, and a lot of crummy work. Granted I agree that there are some designers, artists, creatives, out there who I don't honestly care for. Their work sucks. It is garbage. They woke up one day, went to school, got a degree not necessarily in art/design, and started cranking out crap. Not I know of a lot of people who have had a career change that decided one day that they just wanted to do design work or art, with out having any formal education or training. They create crap. I don't have the heart to let them know. But someone should. But on the contrary to what Michael discusses, today's culture doesn't reinforce the idea that everyone is creative, but also that we have to be creative in order to be fully realized and fulfilled beings. Not everything is art related. Not everything is design related. Someone workin on a budget doesn't have to be creative. They have to be logical and good with numbers. Yes creativity does exist in a lot of thigns in everyday life but not everything. Street sweepers aren't creative in how they sweep the streets, nor do garbage men compose a performance like dance when they pick up trash. Art/design/creativity is a gift from God. You are born with it. Just like some people are born with the gift of communication, or math, etc. It is not biological. You cannot unlock creativity in anyone. True creativity is precious...priceless. The holder has the ability to let that creativity grow passionately. He talks about too much creativity makes the world boring...well imagine it with out creativity Mihcael. I just think he is closeminded. Tired. Burnt-out. He stated in his article that he practiced art for 20 years. why isn't he still doing it. Has he lost his passion to create? Is he jealous? Does he miss the feeling of not knowing? The feeling a young striving artist lives with everyday...but has the love and the passion for the art's that nothing else matters? Grow up Michael. Pick up a paint brush. Quit raining down on the "real creatives" parade. let commoners make ugly pictures. Let them think...let them express...let them feel. That is all they want to do.

"Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in."
Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)

True Creativity is not dead. It will never be. It is rare. It is precious.