I think this is similar to what we were talking about yesterday - having a group of people listen to the same piece of music and then re-create what they 'saw', 'sensed' etc (in the music) using visual art. The example I gave was using plain papers and textures to cut or tear to create a collage that represented the emotion that the music evoked in the listener. Encouraging "creativity" is powerful :)
I heartily agree, Alison, though I think music is a lot more "open-ended" than writing. I think great writing fits between great art & great music.
Great art inspires people visually, yet conveys a clear picture, even if that picture is primarily symbolic & open to interpretation.
Great writing uses enough yet not too much description to paint the key features, which are then detailed / filled in by each & every reader in their mind's eye in ways that fit into their individual perception of the universe.
Great music conveys raw emotion that is usually filtered by each listener's life experiences & circumstances.
I think that is why music can be such a great means to helping hurt people find healing. That is why what you are doing & where it can go is so significant.
Yet, great writing is often the window that lets people see into their own heart & mind so they can understand how they are hurting.
Well, that's what I reckon. That's part of why I love writing.
I love this insight Mike. It's true, I've never seen a movie that lived up to the imagination I read. How can the Tales of Narnia ever live up to the movie-stories I read when I was 8 years old or ones I read for the 2nd 3rd or 4th time
I would dearly love to read The Never-ending Story. The movie as screened enthralled me. I wonder what mine would be like.
Thanks for that, Jane. So encouraging to read. And I love that line you ended your comment with: "I wonder what mine would be like." Why don't you find out? Mind you, I think it is always harder to "see" the book after watching the movie as you are already affected (or maybe infected?) with the director & producer's vision of that story.
I think this is similar to what we were talking about yesterday - having a group of people listen to the same piece of music and then re-create what they 'saw', 'sensed' etc (in the music) using visual art. The example I gave was using plain papers and textures to cut or tear to create a collage that represented the emotion that the music evoked in the listener. Encouraging "creativity" is powerful :)
I heartily agree, Alison, though I think music is a lot more "open-ended" than writing. I think great writing fits between great art & great music.
Great art inspires people visually, yet conveys a clear picture, even if that picture is primarily symbolic & open to interpretation.
Great writing uses enough yet not too much description to paint the key features, which are then detailed / filled in by each & every reader in their mind's eye in ways that fit into their individual perception of the universe.
Great music conveys raw emotion that is usually filtered by each listener's life experiences & circumstances.
I think that is why music can be such a great means to helping hurt people find healing. That is why what you are doing & where it can go is so significant.
Yet, great writing is often the window that lets people see into their own heart & mind so they can understand how they are hurting.
Well, that's what I reckon. That's part of why I love writing.
I love this insight Mike. It's true, I've never seen a movie that lived up to the imagination I read. How can the Tales of Narnia ever live up to the movie-stories I read when I was 8 years old or ones I read for the 2nd 3rd or 4th time
I would dearly love to read The Never-ending Story. The movie as screened enthralled me. I wonder what mine would be like.
Thanks for that, Jane. So encouraging to read. And I love that line you ended your comment with: "I wonder what mine would be like." Why don't you find out? Mind you, I think it is always harder to "see" the book after watching the movie as you are already affected (or maybe infected?) with the director & producer's vision of that story.