The gift of artistic creativity as an enduring personal trait is dependent on at least two different factors. Firstly, there must be an urge, drive or motivation to create something new, and secondly, there must be talent to carry out and materialize this creative urge.
The many individuals who possess only one of these factors may be taken as proof that we are dealing with two different and, at times, unrelated abilities. There are many people who, though possessing an immense urge to create in the various fields of art, never succeed, because they lack the necessary talent. Others, on the other hand, although considerably gifted and with a specific talent in some art, never desire or attempt to create something original of their own.
I will be developing this topic over the next few months, so stay tuned.
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