A Genius Cartoonist Believes Child’s Play Is Anything But Frivolous
Play is how children learn; art is how adults play.
- Brian Eno & Bette A.
Play is the work of the child and it is also the work of the artist.
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
For most people, creativity is a serious business. They forget the telling phrase “the play of ideas” and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play. —JULIA CAMERON
Alisa Vitti • In the FLO
Free, unstructured, cheeky, loud, reflective, spontaneous, crazy, attentive, wild play is vital to the health of our children, and also to our ability to reimagine the world. Without it, we are all the poorer, our streets fall silent and our imagination begins to dessicate.
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recovered at will.