Creativity Project 2 - A Tale of Two Thought Processes

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Drawing Assignment

Select and draw two human body parts and one animal part on separate sheets of paper. Here are the steps:

  1. Choose three things to draw (e.g., a hand, an eye, and a bird's wing).
  2. Use one sheet of paper for each drawing. Do not draw on the back of the sheets.
  3. Draw at a decent size. The drawings don't need to be proportionate to each other.
  4. Draw to the best of your ability.
  5. Think about the meanings, memories, and ideas associated with each body part as you draw.

Materials: Use any drawing materials you have. Example: 18x24 inch paper and colored pencils.

Once you're done, prepare for the next lesson where we will further explore divergent thinking.

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Thieum
18d
Hello everyone, Here are my three drawings for this exercise. Initially, I was tempted to also choose the eye and the hand as parts of the human body. But there are quite a few symbols associated with different parts of the human body, and I finally settled on the brain and the heart. The brain, this fascinating organ, seat of memory, imagination, and reflection. This brain, still mysterious in many ways, is endowed with formidable, unsuspected faculties, sometimes indomitable but which we can learn to better control. The heart, whose rhythm is a symbol of life, whose fluctuations accompany our emotions. The heart is associated with physical fitness, but also a symbol of love, generosity... As for the body part of an animal, I thought of a leg: essential for the animal's survival in nature because it allows it to move to feed or to flee. It is also associated with the symbol of the trace, the imprint it leaves, proof of the animal's passage. The trace can be threatening or, on the contrary, the trail we follow, sometimes in search of a mythical animal. It's a bit like the animal's fingerprint, which allows us to identify it
Bartolome Ramis de Ayreflor
Hello, I’m sharing the results of my second drawing exercise. This has been an interesting experience to explore different creative perspectives and reflect on the meanings and associations behind each element I drew. I followed the instructions: I selected two human body parts and one animal part, each on its own sheet. It was fun experimenting with proportions and immersing myself in the process. I’m already intrigued to see where all this will lead and what ideas will emerge in the next lesson on divergent thinking. I hope my drawings add something interesting to the discussion!
Manon Gauthier
Contrary to the previous project, I took each object individually and I tried not to derive my choice from a global meaning or theme. I chose a human heart, woman's lips and a ram's horn.
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