Eureka of Creativity

Every now and then, every artist or somebody who has a profession of somehow being creative, stumbles over this one problem.

The creation of ideas.

Of course, I, as a stand-up graffiti artist, get affected by this problem all the time. As I haven’t found the grip for my works, I can’t base my ideas ib one direction. Every time I generate ideas, I have to find something completely new, that satisfies myself and might somehow relate to everybody.

Lucky for me, one late September night, I managed to find the key of Creativity and the key for completely  astonishing ideas every time.

And lucky for you, I’m here to share it with you.

 So, you start off by learning this. Every single thing, that’s somehow catchy or original comes from being an opposite. It’s something, that’s not usual, something that you don’t get exposed to every day, or something that is completely impossible.
 And here is what you have to do, to achieve astonishing ideas.

 Pick something that’s completely random. A tree, a chair, a cup, a paper sheet, anything will do.

Then, you have to relate it with the action or thing that you usually see it with. Like, a person sitting on a chair, a cup with tea, person writing on a paper sheet, etc.

So, once you’ve got that, opposite it. For instance, replace the person with a monkey, or  fill the cup with acid. (It’s completely abstract, please don’t fill your cups with acid.) That’s the base you’ll be changing and re-arranging for quite some time.

Now, you have to change the whole idea, so it could be attractive to people. (Change the action or the thing that you opposite-ed)

You don’t wan’t it to be usual, so don’t make it really close a normal action or thing, but don’t go too far, or it’ll just look silly. Try to find the right thing, that might somehow attract everybody, or just a certain group of people.

If you stumble at this part, let me suggest a few things.

If it’s a urban, usual society, try such wide themes as Life, Art, Death, something Global, like Homelessness or global warming etc. etc. Try to talk in general terms. Don’t go too detailed, or it’ll be too hard to understand.

If it’s a general group of people, go exactly the same, just try to use something, that’s close to them. For example, if it’s a group of musicians, just try to do something, that’s related with musical instruments and so on. It’ll make them feel special, while still being interested in the whole thing.

And that’s it! By now, you should be finished with a good idea, just go out there and complete it visually.

Hope this helps!

Cheers, [Bli:p]