Michelangelo's Argumentative Analysis

Have you ever wondered what Michelangelo was thinking or imagining when he painted the Sistine Chapel? Or what fashionistas of history, like Coco Channel or Elsa Schiaparelli envisioned when they first sat at a sewing machine? Was it because they studied so hard on what color contrast goes best with what painting styles or what design would be perfectly matched to a particular shirt? Michelangelo’s parents disapproved of his artistic choice and he refuted that he was a painter and Coco Channel was an orphan. It is highly doubted that these individuals received the most elite training to become experts in their field, which prompted them to create such creative pieces of art work. These ideas can only be contributed to creative cognition of insight. Some researchers believe that creative cognition stems from expertise in your particular domain, but there is surmountable evidence surrounding the argument that creative cognition is deeply rooted in insight.
“Creative thinking is central to the arts, sciences and everyday life.” (Roger. E Beaty, 2016) The study of creative cognition sheds light on the steps involved in creativity, particularly insight. Insight …show more content…
Some theories suggest that it may be susceptible to affective influence – both positive and negative. Positive emotions such as love and happiness often broaden a person’s repertoire of cognitions and actions, thus enhancing creativity. (Fredrickson, 2001) Theorists also believe that negative affect also leads to enhanced creativity. There is a strong correlation between illness and creativity: in a study of 1,005 individuals from over 45 professions, Arnold Ludwig found a slight but significant correlation between depressions the level of creative achievement. (Ludwig, 1997) Other studies show that highly creative individuals and their relatives often have affective disorders such as bipolar disorder and