The art of creativity

[Robinne Weiss]

Not exactly writing related, and a decade old, but I recently stumbled across this TED talk by Taika Waititi, and it spoke to me. Amidst the seemingly rambling delivery (which is clearly beautifully considered and deliberate), he delivers some great thoughts on creativity, personal expression, the meaning of life, and the role of failure in creativity. Like his films, this left me feeling lots of emotions and wondering what the hell I just watched.

 

[Paul Whybrow]

I loved his quirky film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

I loved his quirky film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

Yes. It's a great film. I just finally watched Boy last weekend. Both that and Jojo Rabbit had me laughing and crying and trying to tease out why. He manages to go straight to fundamental truths, but through a door you never knew existed, let alone figured out how to open.

 

[Victoria Bastedo]

This was such an unusual Ted Talk. In a way, it helped me reconcile the dark imagination that occurs so much sometimes in modern day unusual films. His freedom to embrace his creativity, and just let it pour out, dark or light, helps me understand why that's okay. He had to draw swastikas so they could turn into houses.

 

[Paul Whybrow]

Few people know that the swastika was originally a symbol used in Eurasian religions, making it one of the stranger examples of cultural appropriation by the Nazis.

Swastika - Wikipedia