Henry Darger

I watched the movie about Henry Darger and his fantasy “ In the realms of unreal” Probably, every people around him thought he was different, but I do not think he was mentally ill, because was working normally and he was able to lead the normal life, however from some of his characteristics and behavior, I think he was kind of developmentally-disabled individual such as asperger syndrome. He had had a lot of hard experience since he was young, also he subjected to unjust treatment by people around him, and he had a beef with world, however these diversified experiences led him to write the fantasy, because I felt some part of his life is projected on his fantasy. so if he had the happy life, maybe we couldn’t see his art. I think he is creative, because he created a lot of new ideas and new things from his experience, his imagination, and some part of magazines, books or pictures that we can’t imagine. For example, when I saw his book illustrations on the movie, I was so shocked. I could not understand that girls have something that girls usually don’t have in real world, but I like his colors of the book illustrations.

Also, his book illustrations are receiving recognition as outsider art. He is a one of the famous outsider artist, so these evidence shows he is creative too.

I think we should about care his art, because there is no work like Henry Dager created, and he spent over 60 years for this production. This is not easy to do. Also he was different from other people, and this is mean nobody can create art like him. 

John Cleese --- a lecture on Creativity

Jon Cleese lectured creativity is not a talent. It is a way to operate.  Creative people getting themselves in particular mode — open mode. Open mode is child-like — able to play with idea, relax, less purposeful. 

Jazz music and Classical music

Creativity is important to use new idea and make new things.

 I think Jazz music is a creative music, on the other hand Classical music is not a creative music.

 Most of people think the difference between Jazz music and Classical music are rhythm, or melody. But the main feature of these music are what is necessary to express when performers play music.

The main characteristic of Jazz music is improvisation, so the performer’s personality and originality is very important. 

When performer play Jazz, they read the sheet music which is consisted by melody of theme and chords then revolve the theme little by little, and add arrangement, finally they play the improvisation developed by chords as much as they want. 

Therefore there is no piece that is exactly the same. Jazz music has many pieces by an increment of executant, also it never makes listener bored.

Autumn leaves/Keith Jarret

 Autumn leaves/Bill Evans

However classical music has opposite characteristic. The main characteristic of classical music is faithful representation.

 When performer play Classical music, they need to interpret the sheet music faithfully, consider the composer’s life and period, perform rhythm, melody and tempo correctly, because It is very important to gain a resurgence of composer’s will which is written in sheet music.

If they perform different rhythm or melody, that will be referred as go against the composer’s will, so Performer’s personality and originality are not important for classical music. Sometimes it makes listener very bored.

According to these reasons, Jazz music is creative and Classical music is not creative, because the main aspect of Jazz music is improvisation and the main feature of Classical music is faithful representation. I think creativity can make new things, but not creativity is also important, because in this case, Classical music is the original point of the music. To create new things we also need fundament.

Self-introduction

Hi, my name is Chie Nishikawa from Japan.Some people are difficult to pronounce my name, but people don't forget my name next time, because they ask my name few times.  I'm 23 year old, so I don't want to count my age anymore. My major is undecided, but I like music, so I want study music as minor. I'm going to post this blog about any kind of Creativity in my own definition. I hope you will enjoy my blog.