Artists do fail, their ideas do crash. When
it comes to creativity, failure is inevitable.
But artists evaluate, modify and try again. Artists prevail. They know
that creating anything of worth takes a while, and the success is often down to
the things originally planned morphing into something different, as long as you
are open to possibilities.
Bridget Riley (born 1931), an important contemporary abstract
artist, started as an Impressionist painter. For years she could not find her
unique 'voice', producing fine and colourful, but unoriginal work. Once, trying
to reflect on an unhappy relationship, she painted an unusual to her black
painting with a white line. The painting expressed her unequal and tense
relationship perfectly. She called it 'Kiss', and it marked her discovering a
new technique and style that brought her self-realisation and recognition!
Creative people approach challenges gradually, experimenting and taking
informed risks. They ask no permission to test their talents. They know that to
be creative is not only their birthright, but also the need. Whether creating
companies, products or paintings, they are determined to find that 'creative
voice'. This makes them daring, confident and wise. And fearless of failure.
Alla Tkachuk is the founder of
Art Collector Agency-Kenya
