Engage Intellect (Let Go)

I’m cold, but rowing with this icy current. Embracing The “Wu wei” principle of Taoism.

This is a short post about the creative process. Am currently re-reading “Artist’s Way,” and “Save the Cat,” to spark the next production. (Psst, the edit has begun ;). And no it’s not about this movie.

The Jackson Pollack scene from Ex Machina (2014) is one of my all-time favorites. Issac asks us what would happen if the messy drip painter tried to be perfect. His pupil replies, “he never would have made a single mark.” I think the message is universal – if you want to create something, make that first mark. Great advice for over-analyzers like myself.

Have you seen Ex Machina? Share a tip from your own creative process if you’d like.

-EF

Addendum
In Ex Machina (2014), Gleeson plays a computer programmer who is invited to test his CEO’s (Oscar Isaac) new AI, named “Ava” (Alicia Vikander) at a remote facility. The relationship between the two men is perfectly fascinating. A great Alpha-Omega dynamic, speaking of. Their personalities clash, but compliment each other in wholly unpredictable, beautiful ways. Giving rise to new life.