Vintage toys of the day instilled mass creativity into the minds of todays artists and inventors. What creative genius will be born through the toys available today?
Throughout history man has created. Created imagery and vision withartistic expression. From God molding the universe, there begancreation. Adam and Eve weaving garments of leaves through theRenaissance period, the paintings of Michaelangelo, Picasso'sabstractions, the sketches of Leonardo, The Roman Empire's aqueducts,Guggenheim's architecture, to the prose of Shakespeare. We Create.
Yes,creation comes in many forms, manipulating realities, materials, andexistences. We admire beauty, structure, form, and depth. Labeling thisart is but an addition to this creative process that indeed enhancesthe form.
Whether our designs come in graphic, language, text,code, utilitarian or visual, monumental or minuscule, as a World wehave discovered and introduced creations that have astounded and awedNations.
With the invention of the Etch - A - Sketch, yes, Ibegin at my creative introductions; Etch - A - Sketch, Spin - Art, andthe Loom Weavers of Mattel and Hasbro, I believe this generation ofinventors, artists, and creators of brilliance started with theseemingly simple formations of these wondrous toys.
Todayscomputers wizards came from the inspiration of yesterdays toys.Chemistry sets in a box, Lincoln Logs, Legos, Train Sets, and Red RiderBB Guns with Cowboy Hats and Boot sets all played a role in theexpansion of human minds toward the greatness of creating visions andwonder online.
Play - Doh had to have inspired the minds of thecreators of the incredibly intense PC game Spore. Spin - Art for theSlide dot com's photo Slide shows, maybe Lincoln Logs took a role inthe ideas for designing a 3D model Log Home program online.
LiteBright could have caused a "light bulb" to glow brighter in thecreation of the home computer and numerous kids have "operated" onwalkie talkies, radios, and old TV sets later to become expertrepairmen, inventors, and creators of technology. The skilled surgeonstoday who once played with the still nose lighted board game Operationsurely had a steady handful of practice with that toy.
With thisin mind, What will todays toys inspire in our youth of tomorrow? Willthis high technology entertainment shift the gears of the upcominggeniuses into yet another realm of creativity? The World is waiting.
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