Sourcing Inspiration

Sourcing Inspiration, hence its title, discussed a very important factor in every artists’ life. Inspiration spurs the sudden shock of energy to create with passion and a purpose.  This reading provided an eclectic collection of artists with an accompanying array of diverse inspirations. I believe the compilation of works and each artist’s personal background successfully illustrated the processes and end products of internal and external sourcing in art. Through these artists I was able to see the various options one has in terms of “thinking outside the box”. I also realized how often internal sourcing, such as an artist’s personal experience infiltrates itself throughout his or her external sourcing. I believe the world is in constant flux and thus finding inspiration within the world around us offers itself up to many possibilities.