Gladwell's Qoute

March 29, 2011

I agree with Gladwell’s quote, I have always viewed things that way. Not everyone should view things the same way. If we did, then there would be nothing special or different about it to other people and we would have nothing to talk about, or debate about.  I know that at a young age I could see things different from other people. For example, when I go to the movies and see an animated film. My family or my friends will think that it was a good movie and it made them laugh (not a waste of money). To me, I see an animated film as something that’s mind-blowing and magical. To think that those characters and details of the environment were done by people and are able to make their characters move and sing, to me, that is something special. At the end of the film I will be all excited about how great the movie was and how it captured me, where as whoever saw the movie with me would say “it was good” and won’t have as many details to explain why, compared to me.

This also applies to the art world and to the artist. As artist, it’s fun to express ourselves and show the world how we see or view a topic or subject. But the real task is making sure that the viewers understand what it is you are expressing and there is something that they can identify with (to make it easier on their part). Sometimes you will find others, who view things in the same lens as you do, but it’s nice to change lenses once in a while, that way you are not forced to see things in the same way. Basically, always be open to see thing in not only your lens, but other people’s lenses and from different angels.