Arno
Minkkinen is a Finnish photographer who uses an illustration called The
Helsinki Bus Station to describe the creative process over time. The way someone
finds distinctiveness in their art form is much like buses leaving a station.
When the buses
initially embark, they all follow the same route and it’s likely that some even
make the same stops. After several stops the buses then begin to diverge as
they follow different roads the further away they get from the departure point.
Stay on the Bus
A creative
person who may be pursuing an endeavor like drawing, may initially determine his
work is rather common and unoriginal, so he may decide to return to the “bus
station” and start all over again only to discover the process repeats itself. The
solution is to stay on the bus. It eventually follows a different course from
the others.
Pursue an
art that looks much the same as everyone else’s initially but, soon, you’ll
develop your own style.
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