Inspiration. A very interesting
phenomenon. When you actively seek inspiration, you will find it. It’s almost
like seeking the truth about life and reality. An artist or photographer
derives inspiration from the sunset or a naked human body, because he wants and
actively uses the inspiration to create a piece of art. The object can be out
there, but it is only the creator that transforms the object into an
inspiration. Therefore inspiration is itself a creative process, because our
mind actively changes a simple object into an ‘inspiration’, or abstract
concept that can motivate us to change, or use our paintbrush on one’s canvas
in a certain fashion.
Inspiration is internal; only
slightly influenced by the outside world. It’s not a phenomenon, rather a state
of mind where you are subconsciously looking out for triggers that will aid you
in whatever creative endeavour you have planned.
People rely too much on the
outside world to provide them with a ‘moment of inspiration’; some complex
meaning displayed by some abstract conceptual ‘thing’, when in reality it’s
just a trigger to open up the inner depths of one’s creative subconscious.
