Patterns of Creativity

Beschrijving

Creativity is a natural force that drives innovation and change. This book explores how nature itself is creative – constantly shaping and reshaping life, matter, and the environment through a dynamic process of evolution.

At its heart, this book looks at the deep connections between mind and body, action and thought, chaos and order, and humans and other living beings. It is a thought-provoking read for anyone curious about how life, human thought, and culture were invented by nature and about the many analogies and formal similarities that can be found between natural and human creativity.

Human creativity has helped us adapt, survive, and even transform our surroundings to suit our needs. But evolution also shows us that our understanding of ‘reality’ is always changing. What we think is real is often shaped – or distorted – by our perception. Existence, like time and space, is flexible and open to change.

Nature gave rise to the human mind, and with it, the powerful tools of emotion, science, and art – tools that shape the cultures we live in. The author invites us to see Earth as a living artwork, now facing a crucial turning point shaped by human influence.

Margriet Hovens was educated and trained in art academies in Maastricht and Breda. She studied history of art and philosophical aesthetics at the Radboud University in Nijmegen.

ISBN: 9789463715317