What better inspiration can one find than the natural elements surrounding his or her environment? Nature’s possibilities are endless, so designers should take the opportunity to explore the diversity of the natural world, for “looking is the primary education for any artist.” (Lauer, 15). Not only can a designer seek organic guidance from plants and animals, but in inanimate objects such as the weather or geography.
Sculptor Henry Moore has clearly grasped the idea of looking to the environment for inspiration. While taking a stroll on a beach collecting seashells, Moore found a shell that embraced the idea of his existing sculpture of a mother holding a child. Although his work is similar to the shell, it is nowhere close to being a duplicate. A designer takes the insight nature provides, then contorts and guides that inspiration into his or her own unique piece of work.
A designer should look closely and carefully at their surrounding environment, for even the smallest details can provide a wide variety of thought. Objects that are routinely seen often go unnoticed, yet they have just as much potential. A designer should be constantly aware of his or her surrounding elements; as attentiveness increases, so does capability to create.
Sculptor Henry Moore has clearly grasped the idea of looking to the environment for inspiration. While taking a stroll on a beach collecting seashells, Moore found a shell that embraced the idea of his existing sculpture of a mother holding a child. Although his work is similar to the shell, it is nowhere close to being a duplicate. A designer takes the insight nature provides, then contorts and guides that inspiration into his or her own unique piece of work.
A designer should look closely and carefully at their surrounding environment, for even the smallest details can provide a wide variety of thought. Objects that are routinely seen often go unnoticed, yet they have just as much potential. A designer should be constantly aware of his or her surrounding elements; as attentiveness increases, so does capability to create.
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