Jackson Pollock

I think Jackson Pollock is one of the most creative painters of all time. Some people may refer to his work as childish finger paintings, and to each his own. To me, it is not what he paints, but how he paints. His personal style of expression is quite fascinating. Instead of attaching a canvas to an easel and having a vision, Pollock lives the vision, He takes his canvas, and spreads it out onto the floor leaving space to move freely around it. He likes to see the painting as it develops from all angles, and laying it out on the floor is the only way he feels he can ‘see’ the art. This would make more sense of his work to those people referring to it as childish crap. He’s a unique person that produces unique art.

Creativity of birth

Recently I had the opportunity to see my unborn child during an ultrasound exam I attended with my wife. I think that it is miraculous how medical technology has created a machine that enables doctors and parents to view their unborn infants while still in the womb. It amazes me that you can visualize the fetus’s structures and development of the internal organs. You could actually visualize the heart chambers pumping blood through them and hear the actual heartbeat. I have always thought that the creativity man has developed in medicine throughout last several decades is astonishing. The ways medicine has improved over the last few decades has made everything safer for patients. Even in the area of surgery, you can now have a simple laparoscopic procedure to fix problems or remove certain organs. Where before you would have to be cut open and spend a week in the hospital to recover afterwards. Today you can go in for a procedure and go home all on the same day. The technology of ultrasound allows problems in the development of the fetus to be diagnosed early, when there is still time to correct the problem. It is amazing that you can see the formation of organs, and be prepared before delivery for any apparent complications. With this new technology, doctors and parents have the opportunity to decide the best way to correct any complications and be prepared with what they want to do before actual delivery of the baby.

Texting

I think that our newest way of communication is one of the most creative inventions of our time. The clinical definition of texting is the ability to send short messages to a cell phone, PDA, or pager. Texting is meant to contain messages that are under a few hundred characters. The term texting is usually applied to messaging that takes place between two or more mobile devices. Texting allows us to communicate with someone no matter where in the world they are located. I think it is astonishing that a text message can be sent anywhere in the world in only a fraction of a second. I think this invention is an excellent form of communicating with people from all aspects of life such as for family and work.

Nintendo Wii System

I recently viewed a video clip of a little boy playing baseball on the new Nintendo WII system. In this clip the boy got so involved that while he was swinging with all his might, he accidently let go of the bat controller and threw it into the TV screen. This accident caused his parents to be out a good amount of money because of having to purchase a new TV. I have played the WII system with my little sister and my daughter. We played several games boxing, bowling, baseball, tennis, and even carnival games. I really enjoyed playing the new game system. It is so creative how the game makes you feel as though you are actually in the middle of playing a real life sport. You get so involved in the game that you forget it is not real. I got so involved in the fighting match when we were wresting, that I almost really boxed my little sister. The creativity that they have used to make this new game system is amazing because of its reality. But there is also the side where all the game and computer technology of today has taken away the creativity the children of today have. There are always two sides to every story, but I think it is sad that the children today don’t have anywhere near the level of creativity that we did when we were growing up. Even though I find the WII game system amazing to play, I think as a parent we should all stop and decide what we think is most important for our children to have. It is a personal question for us all, do you find it more important for them to have all the neat and newest toys around or would you rather then develop an amazing level of creativity and individuality.