Intrinsic artistic ability and knife making?

In essence learning art is learning to use your brain differently,... training your brain,... re-creating yourself, how you think, solve problems and view the world...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/320840.stm

http://www.self-help-healing-arts-journal.com/art-benefits-brain.html

http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n12/opiniao/criatividade2_i.html

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"New research has shown that the brains of artists work differently to those of other people. Scientists say that when artists are painting they use the front of the brain more, whereas non-artists use the rear."

Quote from second link:
"Many people question the purpose of art. They acknowledge an aesthetic approach but ignore any possible positive benefits of a more practical nature. Contrary to popular belief, art is not purely aesthetic. It is not a product with no possible effects outside of the obvious - an "artistic" product. Art is not of less use than science in preparing individuals for the "real" world. In fact, the contrary is true. Art is very important in helping the brain reach its full potential."

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"The ideal situation is that we should use all the potentialities of the brain, so rich and so surprising!
When we lead all our life exercising almost exclusively the functions of the left hemisphere, or the right side, then degenerative brain diseases, so feared such as Alzheimer Disease, for instance, appear.
We need therefore, to stimulate the diverse areas of our brain, helping the neurons to establish new connection, diversifying our fields of interest, searching to know ourselves better to act with more accuracy and precision."
 
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... Learning art is learning to optimize "whole brain" function.

The study of art and the human brain,... the artist's brain, neuroaesthetics etc., is a fascinating topic and definitely worth looking into.
 
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"As we know the areas which are more stimulated, then we starting practising a series of exercises to activate the less used regions, so, that with time, our capacity to act as a whole human being will be much improved.
We will be logic and intuitive, practical and dreamers, rationnal and emotive, we will obey the status quo and we will use our creativity, we will have "our feet in the ground and our head in heavens"... We will belong, at last, to the sky and to the earth, capturing all teaching with ease, independent of age group. This will make us more capable and self-confident." Celeste Carneiro

The idea that art is mostly right brain, is really becoming more and more outdated and just not true, although most of the art education attention today is geared towards turning up the right side a bit, since we live in the age of left brain or science. However, art is dependant on balancing the right and left, front and back and integrating the system more as a whole… knowing which parts of the brain to turn up or down, when, where, how and why,… and shifting gears into various brain waves (tiny electrochemical impulses of varied frequencies) or levels of consciousness in order to solve different types of puzzles. It’s developing the ability to activate all different parts of the brain at different times in an infinite number of combinations with fluidity and according to your will in order to solve problems, achieve goals and desires.

Art does help activate the right brain, but it still requires the cooperation and integration of the left... "brain ambidexterity".

Art is whole brain exercise...
 
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"Art is whole brain exercise..."
Love this! Feeling very Zen like now! Now I am going to go out and create some art on my mountain bike! The lines will flow differently! Thanks Tai! Love your work, philosophy, zest for life and especially your humor!
 
Not a problem. I think that there are a lot of misconceptions from society in general about art and artists, so any opportunity to talk about it is welcome.

I also think it's high time the scientific community takes a closer look at art and the human brain, which they are... It’s a hot topic.
 
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I grew up with artists and creative people, and have spent my whole adult life surrounded by them. I know a lot of artists feel misunderstood, unappreciated and/or under appreciated, isolated and alienated from mainstream society, (usually the most gifted ones), which can lead to different types of psychological, sociological and emotional problems. It can be very tragic.

So, it’s really a healthy and beneficial topic for all.
 
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I'm neither a good artist nor a good knife maker, although I have completed a knife, and no works of art. I use inkscape, a drawing computer program, to draw out my designs, and then print it out, superglue it to the metal, and then file it out. It's a lot easier for me that way. I still can't see myself doing beautiful knives, more of simple knives, handle, pin, blade kind. But hey, I'm happy with that.
 
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