If what we make is an accumulation of what came before, as well as curating our tastes to create eventually our own opus, then what is the secret if any to creativity ?
I believe the actual talent to creativity is enough time to create layers to our creations to the point that it's lore carries itself along for a fanbase to dig into enough to enjoy for long enough to distract themselves for a little while.
And those who repeatedly enjoy the creative works, will speak highly of the work, so then it creates a mystique around the work itself, when really its just like any other creation that started off with simple ideas made complex.
I'm very likely wrong. Because I aint that good at creativity. They say, genius is the ability to take from 30 sources and create a new form of creation from all those little pieces. Others say great artists steal, while good artists borrow. I'm in the borrow phase, as well as only taking inspiration from one or two sources.
So I aint no genius. But maybe you are ? What do you think ? Is creativity an illusion of obscure references to create something new to a different audience from the origianl media ?
I think given enough time to create, one would naturally gravitate towards creating depth to their work. Hence why a lot of people do it full time, writing novels, making albums, making art that takes hours to put together.
But then again, maybe creativity is the simple act of showing you who you are through the medium you choose. And it aint more complex than that.