creativity, gestalt, dreams

[Pwwhitley@zzzzzzz]

In a message dated 10/11/2004 9:29:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Norman_Watts@------- writes:
The key,  as Clive
describes it, seems to be to dip into forms (possibly  archetypal?) that
send OTHER PEOPLE of into reveries. But what for the  sculptor? The path
to the mysterious is obscured by familiarity with the  piece and hard
work.

For me, a huge obstacle is encountered when I am fully able to  visualize the
form/sculpture.  That moment generally comes around 60-75%  completion or,
with commissions, when the macquette is complete (or nearly  so).  Everything
following this moment is hard work and requires much  discipline.

Once the element of serendipitous discovery is eliminated, I become  bored.
Often, with my commissions, the final piece will differ markedly  from the
model.  This helps circumvent boredom; luckily, so far,  the changes have not
bothered any patrons.  I often wonder  at the ability of Brancusi, Giacometti,
and others to repeat slight variations  of the same form.

Philip