As Drew can tell you, I've been obsessed with creativity within constraints for the past several years. It's the focus of the book I just published, and I've traced my obsession with it all the way back to my early love for Beethoven. He was constrained by the limitations of his instrument (pianos back then didn't have the same capacity for volume, dynamics, and tone that they do now) and the established music forms (sonata, symphony, etc.). AND YET. HOLY COW. What he did within those boundaries was extraordinary.
I watched the Looney Tunes with my great grandfather in my early years–he especially liked the Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner shorts. In retrospect, seeing how the Looney Tunes left their mark on my great grandfather was the first time I experienced the power of story, and was the first seed of my own journey as a storyteller. Thanks for sharing this excellent perspective Van Jensen; I couldn't agree more!
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As Drew can tell you, I've been obsessed with creativity within constraints for the past several years. It's the focus of the book I just published, and I've traced my obsession with it all the way back to my early love for Beethoven. He was constrained by the limitations of his instrument (pianos back then didn't have the same capacity for volume, dynamics, and tone that they do now) and the established music forms (sonata, symphony, etc.). AND YET. HOLY COW. What he did within those boundaries was extraordinary.
I watched the Looney Tunes with my great grandfather in my early years–he especially liked the Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner shorts. In retrospect, seeing how the Looney Tunes left their mark on my great grandfather was the first time I experienced the power of story, and was the first seed of my own journey as a storyteller. Thanks for sharing this excellent perspective Van Jensen; I couldn't agree more!