In my first short essay on knowledge and creativity I said that creativity comes from knowledge. An artist needs some basic knowledge to create something creatively, which could be as basic as knowing how to get paint on a paint brush. Creativity comes from knowledge, which is the base of everything. There is always some knowledge while creating anything, which is how knowledge and creativity interact with one another for me. With more than just basic knowledge of how to work tools, I like to see to see more knowledge used in art pieces, where it makes you think more about the meaning behind the piece created. For example, I really like to see album artwork portray the lyrics of the songs or overall theme of the album. Many of the albums I own have very interesting artwork that when viewing it, makes you think about the meanings and different interpretations of the songs with the lyrics.
For example, the last album this band called Alesana released, has a complete story from beginning to end with the songs on the album titled, “The Emptiness.” Besides having an album booklet that has lyrics and artwork meshed together to give the visual image of the songs, there is also a second booklet that is titled “The Emptiness: A Story Told Though the Eyes of a Sketch Artist.” The main booklet containing the lyrics has very creative images that go along with what the lyrics are saying. Then in the second booklet it contains more typography with a complete story having short chapters and then there are sketches that emphasize the main words of the story, using dramatic, intense writing. Both booklets show knowledge and creativity working together, and I believe the creativity is strong in this album because of the second booklet added to it.
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