RR2: Grit, etc.

 Today in class we're going to watch and discuss Angela Duckworth's famous "Grit" TED talk.

After that, we're going to take a quick look at how one of your (anonymous) classmates wrote their RR2 assignment.

Next comes your time to write your RR2. An achievable goal would be to edit it and upload it before class ends at 11:40. 

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1. After hearing perspectives on motivation to fuel creativity in relation to the DCAD Gallery experience in Lesson 3, which perspectives/ideas do you most relate to in sustaining your personal creativity, and why?  Cite specific examples.

 

When it comes to maintaining my personal creativity I'm not gonna lie, it takes a village. There are times that I have so many ideas and I want to get everything down on paper immediately so that I don't forget. Then there are times when I feel like I could never pick up a pencil again because I have such a bad art block or burn out. When looking at my answer the question 2’s answers, My way of maintaining my creativity is vastly the same. I listen to my favorite movies, tv shows, and music. I watch storyboards for those shows and movies that I love because it is just so, so cool. I mean did you know they Storyboarded the entire Avengers Endgame movie, somewhere in the world floating around there is a 181+ minute 2D drawn version of Avengers Endgame, how cool is that! Stuff like that really helps with maintaining my creativity.   

2. How do you motivate yourself to be creative? Be specific in your examples.

Me specifically when motivating myself to be creative I tend to do a multitude of things, I listen to music with headphones on, look for references, watch/listen to movies, enjoy, and watch others do art or explain their process. I love watching Disney/Pixar/Starwars movies and not only watching the movie itself but I love seeing how the movies and stories are made and behind the scenes of movies. Seeing behind the scenes of movies, TV shows, and animated work is so motivating for me because it really hammers in on how much work goes into making the final product and how it takes time to get to amazing works of art. 

3. In Angela Duckworth's explanation of the concept of Grit in relation to Growth Mindset, she states, "...we have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned."  How could you apply this concept to making art at DCAD and/or in your own personal practice, after watching Duckworth's Ted Talk?

 

In this concept a lot can be spoken about with Artists and how a lot of the times we have clear images in our head of how we want our work to look and how much time we think it will take to get there, and a lot of the time we grossly underestimate time and it angers or saddens us that we think we failed because it doesn't look exactly how we wanted it to or we are taking to long to get to the end product. Trusting the artistic process is hard, and sometimes starting over or realizing that you need more time is being able to fail and start over so next time you can do better.