Creativity is producing and imaginative new ideas into reality. It is novel in style or properties. Creativity is measured by perceiving the world in new ways, finding hidden patterns, making connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and discover and not create. 

Development of creativity:

The advancement of the modern concept of creativity begins in the Renaissance when creation began to be accredited as having originated from the abilities of the individual abilities and not God. It could be referred to as the leading intellectual movement of the time, called humanism, which developed a human-centric outlook on the world, valuing individuals intellect and achievement. From this philosophy arose the Renaissance, an individual who embodies the humanism’s principals in their ceaseless courtship of affairs. One of the most well-known and immensely recognized examples showed in the art of the creation of Leonardo da Vinci.

Intelligence and creativity:

The relation between creativity and intelligence are described in the theory of 4 Ps process, product, person, and place. In modern times, it is distributed in many theories like threshold theory, Certification theory, and Interference theory.

It is a common notion that “creativity” originated in Western cultures through Christianity, as a grace of divine inspiration. Historian Daniel J. Boorstin said that the early Western conception of creativity was taken from Genesis.   In Renaissance that creativity was first seen, not as a conduit for the divine, but from the “great men.”

The creation of Leonardo da Vinci

Post-Enlightenment:

In the 18th century and the Age of Enlightenment, mention of creativity, linked with the concept of imagination, became more frequent. In the writing of Thomas Hobbes, imagination was a key element of human cognition.

Creativity had no existence as a concept until the 19th century. Albert and Runco argued that creativity emerged in the late 19th century with the increased interest in individual differences inspired by Drawanism’s arrival.

Modern Time:

In “Art of Thought” published in 1926, Wallas presented the first time explained the creative process in five stages:

(i) Preparation 

(ii) Incubation 

(iii) Intimation 

(iv) Illumination or insight

(v) Verification 

Four “C” Models:

James C. Kaufman and Beghetto invented a “four C” model on creativity: 

Mini-C – “transformative learning of experiences, actions, and insights”.

Little-C – A creative expression of an everyday problem. 

Pro-C – People who are professionally or vocationally creative though not necessarily imminent.

Big-C – This model accommodates creativity models that stressed competence as an essential virtue and the historical transformation of a creative domain treated as the highest mark of creativity.

Convergent and divergent thought:

Convergent thinking aims at for a single, correct solution to one problem, whereas divergent thinking involves creating multiple answers to a set problem. Other researchers have occasionally used flexible thinking or fluid intelligence, roughly similar to (but not synonymous with) creativity.

Intelligence creativity and IQ: 

In the London School of psychology, H. L. Hargreaves kept an address to the faculty in the year early 1927, which helped to popularize the study of creativity and to focus on scientific approaches of creativity. 

Statistical analysts tried to measure creativity in terms of human cognition to IQ-type intelligence.  

Are you an artist? Or do you love art? Or do you have the cravings to know about the best artworks around the world? Then there is definitely a checklist for you. Here are some places one shouldn’t miss especially if the person is intoart:

British Museum, London

Founded in 1759, this is one of world’s most visited museums. It has the biggest number of artefacts (8 million) ranging from human history to culture. One the one hand it hosts artworks by renowned artists like Van Gogh, Michelangelo; and on the other there are several artefacts embedded with history like Rosetta Stone.

Thus the British Museum is no doubt one of the most well known and most reputed museum around the world and of course a dream destination for art lovers. 

Vatican Museums, Italy

Being previously a papal palace, the Vatican Museum is hosting the museum since 1506 and is definitely the oldest. It houses more than seventy thousand artefacts divided into twenty-two sections. All these collections are unique and individual by nature and equally astonishing.

Several such sections include the Raphael Rooms, which consists whole lot of rooms full of Raphael’s works; the collection of paintings from the Medieval and Renaissance period and the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo.

Louvre Museum, Paris

This museum is located in the very heart of Paris. It became a museum almost two hundred years ago and before that it used to be a fortress for hundreds of years from the 12^th century onwards. It tops the list regarding popularity, space and age.

The attractions are several and there are numerous priceless artworks divided in eight sections covering from the era of Ancient Egypt to Romantic Period. However the main attraction of the museum is obviously Vinci’s legendary painting Mona Lisa.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Popularly known as The Met, this museum is housing more than two million artworks since 1872 and is one of the most visited museums on this planet. There are seventeen curatorial sections and the artefacts are divided among them. 

There is a breathtaking collection of paintings from Europe. Botticelli, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas, Rodin are few names worth mentioning. Apart from these there are one American section full of artefacts and also a section devoted to Egypt.

The Prado, Spain

One of the oldest museums in world, The Prado museum is situated in Madrid. The collection of this museum owes a lot to the Spanish Kings and Queens. Their collection of several centuries rests proudly in this museum. There are paintings of Velázquez, Goya and of several other famous artists. This museum not only hosts paintings of Spain but has a great collection of Italian artworks as well.

Surely, there can be no such list which may rank these dream destinations of art lovers. However, this can work as a basic checklist if you are clueless about the iconic art works and where they are being kept held. So, the wait is over. Stop reading and start exploring.

Not everyone is an artist. Not everyone understands art. Yet there are numerous ways in which art can help people lead a better life. You need not be an artistic person for this. Just find a little enthusiasm and time to invest in art and you can lead a much more productive, happy and healthy life. Here are reasons:

Escape the Mundane

Are you going through a bad phase? Are you a little bit too overwhelmed maintaining the daily routine regularly? Take a break and visit the local museum or gallery because psychological studies have shown that even looking at art helps get rid of stress and anxiety. Especially landscape pictures are real food for the mind for they help buy tickets for the vacation you can’t afford right now.

Art Equivalents to Smart

Art works like a positive catalyst and helps the brain work better. The blood circulation in brain increases even by looking at art forms and paintings. A study in 2013 showed how students with more artistic exposure are more capable of numerous qualities like analytic skills; they are more tolerant by nature. So art is equals to smart!

Energy Drink for Productivity

Numerous reports have revealed that art helps boost up creativity. People who work in an office space decked with artworks and paintings show more creativity and productivity in their due work. This even gets better when they become allowed to choose the artworks and decorate them as per their wishes.

Apart from this different colors have different impact on the mind. For instance if the color is blue it helps achieve stability, red affects the creative process etc.

The Healing Capacity of Art

Art has immense healing power. Both creating and observing art are help benefit the health. Reports have shown how art helps patients improve health if introduced in the hospital atmosphere. Even doctors acknowledge nowadays this healing capacity of artworks. Patients recover early if they get access to paintings regularly. An America based study have shown how several patients have acknowledged the help of art based activities in increasing the speed of recovery and betterment of medical outcome.

Art Helps the Communication Process

Art can be a better alternative in the process of communication than words sometimes. There are numerous things that can’t be expressed through words. Art helps someone expressed those emotions and gives them a reliable medium. When someone else looks at those artworks a bridge of communication gets created.

Artists throughout this world create artworks and express their concerns, protests through these mediums. In this way art is able to help build a better world, where peace is the medium of communication.

Single yet Artistic

When we romantically get involved with someone our brain releases feel good hormone. Studies have shown being in presence of artworks or observing them stimulates the similar part of the brain when in love. This is because of the feeling of ecstasy and emotional happiness that arises because of the artworks.

So don’t just read and wait. Surprise yourself with a sudden visit to a museum or gallery and experience the difference yourself.