NATURAL VITALITY

Imagine a life without music, without sculpture, painting, poetry, theater or dance. The purpose of art is to reflect and enjoy the richness of the world – not just what we think is ‘good’ and ‘pleasing’ – but the entirety of human experience. The primordial instinct to express creativity has been part of the human appreciation of life since the cave men. Creativity expresses itself at the very beginning of life – it could be said that our first cry is our very first song. But we really engage our creativity when we begin to play. We watch other children play. Their play excites us and we want to play, to learn how to play; we express our urge to play, and then we become masters of play ourselves. The beauty of the world means so much to us, although we may sometimes take it ….read more