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Show The highly creative mind seems to be one which is able to hook up associations that appear unrelated, for reasons that are not obvious, to achieve an unsuspected result. An act can be termed creative if it does these things, but in order to be appreciated, it must communicate at least some of the creator's intent. Here it is possible to divide creativity into the scientific and the artistic. Scientific creativity must not only convey the thought of it's originator, it must be testable or demonstrable, perhaps repetitive. Artistic creation, however, need only appeal in order to communicate. Indeed, meaning is often derided by artists-it's the meat the burglar brings to feed the dog, according to T.S. Eliot. The act of artistic expression takes place on an unconscious level, particularly in the visual arts. In aural arts like acting, writing and music, the aesthetic is more often tempered with the logical. Creativity, then, exists to itself; but can only be appreciated if it communicates something of the act of creation. Shock value is not creativity of itself, but a facet of the larger phenomenon. In art, the act of expression is inextricably entwined with creation, is often the only cause for it. Creation for it's own sake, to be appreciated for originality. Whether Frankenstein's monster or Mozart's symphony, creativity is basic to expression. It can be beauty, knowledge or purest theory, but for whatever |