{"id":213826,"date":"2020-03-05T07:13:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=213826"},"modified":"2020-03-05T07:17:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:17:20","slug":"creative-destruction-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/05\/creative-destruction-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CREATIVE DESTRUCTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To destroy is also a creative act. Consider the joy of children &#8212; bulldozing buildings, Godzilla on cities, etc:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The sculptor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/kMHumdGe?preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the sculptor as making art by CHIPPING AWAY or DESTROYING some of the marble, in order to uncover the hidden beautiful statue within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or consider the skill it takes to demolish buildings. You don&#8217;t just put a bunch of TNT; you gotta plan it in a very creative way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After destruction, there is thriving.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CREATIVE DESTRUCTION\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mB1N0Sy-l-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beirut has burnt to the ground (7?) times, and like a phoenix, rose again from the ashes (stronger each time). Cities seem to be the same&#8211; you burn it down, and it becomes stronger than before. Consider the great growth after the great fire in San Francisco in the late 1800&#8217;s. New Orleans has also had huge economic growth after Hurricane Katrina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In praise of deleting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/16\/dont-backup-delete\/\">delete<\/a> is also a creative act. Delete old stuff in order for you to create again anew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC KIM <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/creativity\/\">CREATIVITY<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1612\" height=\"718\" data-attachment-id=\"167831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/540df636-c210-4385-8551-421ae8b7e9a0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/540DF636-C210-4385-8551-421AE8B7E9A0.jpeg?fit=1612%2C718&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1612,718\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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