Consuming To Create- The Power of Human Creativity

While talking with my co-worker about what my blog for my English 295 class was for, I used the phrase "consuming to create", which led to him telling me about a certain creator who I will speak more about later in the post.  We went on to talk about what is "creativity".  Everything that human beings create came from somewhere, whether that be the work of someone else, the person's surroundings, or the creator's personal experience.  To quote Albert Einstein, "Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."

Like the creator Albert Einstein, another creator or two have some words on the subject:

 We all probably know who Pablo Picasso is, but the creator that my co-worker told me about is Banksy.  Banksy is a grafitti artist from England.  His identity is unknown, but his work is seen and known in many places around the world, commenting on social and political issues.

 

The above telephone booth is the work of Banksy in downtown LA. 

This link leads to another London telephone booth work by Banksy and some other results of creativity at work.  

My co-worker and I also discussed what determines the value of the work someone produced.  He commented that a lot depends on where the work came from.  As an example, wise words always seem to be more profound to a reader when he/she knows the quote came from someone famous.  Jay Leno said, "You're not famous until my mother has heard of you."  Blogging is one way to get your ideas out to the world, show your creative voice, while utilizing the information at your fingertips.  You never know, one day someone's mother may have heard of you.