Only the wild, I think. Where does art come from?
I got into a conversation with a young man on the trail. A tall kid with an incisive mind. When we spoke of natural beauty, and I called it creative, he said, "It's not creative; it's creation. It's what our whole sense of beauty is based off of."
Of course.
The ancient Taoists, in the creation of their art, sought to model--through close observation and alignment with the natural way of things--the harmony of the natural world. They strove, through a sort of meditative state, to channel the Tao through themselves unimpeded. Thus, the art they made would be less a work of self-expression, and more a work that is expressive of The Way (the literal translation of "The Tao"), the natural harmony of the universe.
It's a wonderful approach to creativity. A way to be in touch with something bigger than just ourselves. A way to grow closer to the world.
1 comment:
Beautiful!
I'm coming to a realization, a la The Hitchiker's Guide, that we might not have free will. It's just that we're so complicated a system that we can't model ourselves. When one channels Life as purely as Taoists, it's the closest we can come to understanding, but not, that Life.
Re-stating becomes impossible. That's what creation is. It is. All else is unauthentic.
By the way, I was wondering about Jedediah when I saw Than on Facebook. What's he up to?
I was jealous of Devon being in London. My wife and I want to move there someday...
Peace.
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