Daily News - The world hasn't changed much...

Every morning when my father wakes up, the sunrays fall on him with renewed vigour, bringing in hope of a new beginning - of better ideas…of enhanced sensitiveness towards the deserving. He eagerly holds the newspaper, expecting to read some encouraging news hitting the headlines. However, invariably and more frequently than he would like it, he is greeted by news depicting the sad state of affairs - one more scam…one more tainted public figure…one more example of government incapability and impotency... He holds the news paper to realize that the world has not changed much…It’s the same old story in fresh words, in some other part of the world, involving some more misjudgments, corrupting more innocent lives…and he exclaims…it’s the same old story…the world hasn’t changed much…until he picks up the news paper of the next day!

Realism VERSUS Abstractism

I quite like the conversation between a realism painter and a creative/animative or lets say an abstract artist...there is lot of thought and perspective coming into play in sentiments when both feel that their form of art is on a higher plane in terms of creativity and expertise...

Here are my thoughts - There would be no creativity without a platform called creativity... for, what would creativity be, and how would you separate it from realism, if one does not understand realism fully (that is being termed 'Copy' here). One needs to know realism to work away from it. And similarly, without creativity, one may not fully stretch the realms and boundaries of the natural world. One needs to dream and see the unseen to come out with works that tingle our fantasies, away from our mundane daily life sightings. But then one cannot isolate one from the other...its like reading a John Grisham novel or a Superman comic book. Both are equally important in understanding the inner human nature and our outworldly fantasies, and both cater to our sensibilities at different points of time....And I bet all of us at different points of time during our evolution from a child to a grown-up read both of them - and not necessarily in any sequence. As a 30-yr old I still appreciate and enjoy the animation series - The pink panther, the mickey mouse and stuff - they are amazingly creative. you cant agree less. But then I also immerse myself into watching the Blue Planet, Wild Africa...because they keep me rooted to reality, because they help me understand the present, the world, as it is.

By the way, do any of you follow, Calvin & Hobbes - You would admire how the author, the illustrator brings both reality, realisation of what you see with creativity, the tickle of what you don't see in the most subtle way.

Check out the comic strip below that brings both creativity and practicality to the fore.