I’ve always believed that creative inspiration as a ”miracle” does not exist. However, there is a spark which can germinate ideas spontaneously and naturally. Inspiration comes from the Latin word Inspiratio, process of breathing, which causes the air enters…
Art techniques
Could it be true that if we paint one hand yellow and the other hand blue, we feel the temperature difference in each hand? Can the eye see if you can feel the difference. And if we were in…
I like very much to enter a shop with art materials, all the colors are nicely arranged in the showcases, it’s for me like a candy store for a kid. You know the feeling to go to a crowded…
Is it true that the artist’s eye exists? Does a maker see different? And if so, how does he see and why? Can you learn to watch like him? I was in Curacao with a girlfriend who is a…
We think the imagination is linked to childhood, everyone uses more or less the imagination. Can you imagine a world without imagination, a place where dragons exist, where the grandparents give no stories about their lives or where the…
The eye, the hand and the brain can create interesting images. Although our individuality affects the experience, there are some common laws for visual perception. These laws, Gestalt laws, explain how we organize our brain data. These are common…
What prevents you to be creative? 12 creative blocks
There are days where ideas are not bubbling, it is as if creativity has dried up, and usually this occurs at the moment when we need it most. We all have creative blocks, we limit ourselves to preconceived concepts…
I have the impression that I’ve always known Picasso and he is part of my history and the history of the country where I was born. In the 70’s hung a poster of El Guernica in our living room,…
¿Qué color fue el primero en tener nombre? Yo estaba segura…el azul. Paseaba cuando me hice esta pregunta. Era un día soleado, sin nubes, miraba al cielo y era azul. Esa inmensa superficie debía de haber impresionado a nuestros antepasados.…
Which color gets a name first? I was sure … blue. I walked when I asked myself this question. It was a sunny day, without clouds, I looked at the sky and it was blue. That immense surface must have…