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Enrique Martinez Celaya
ENRIQUE MARTÍNEZ CELAYA is an artist and author who during the early part of his career also worked as a scientist. His work has been exhibited and collected by major institutions around the world. He is the Provost Professor of Humanities and Arts at the University of Southern California, a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College, and a Fellow of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities.
The Present and The Box
By Enrique Martinez CelayaBooks and discussions about creativity and the notion of the creative class tend to encourage “thinking outside the box,” a confused metaphor for original or unconventional thinking. This confusion exemplifies a common misunderstanding about what creativity might be.
Reflections on Slowness and Art
By Enrique Martinez CelayaCan art be meaningfully described as slow or fast? Or to put the question differently, is speed an attribute of artistic experience?
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