Giftedness vs. Creativity in the Visual Arts

Ellen Winner

Gifted and Talented International, 1997, vol. 12, issue 1, 18-26

Abstract: The concepts of giftedness and creativity are often equated. It is argued here, however, that giftedness and creativity are different capacities. In this paper, three kinds of creativity in the domain of the visual arts are analyzed: universal creativity (the creativity that characterizes all normal young children); gifted creativity (the creativity that characterizes children who are particularly gifted in the visual arts); and domain creativity (the creativity that characterizes adults who alter a domain). Distinctions between these three kinds of creativity are pointed out. The striking difference between childhood giftedness and domain creativity can help us to understand why it is that there is no necessary link between early high ability and adult creative mastery.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1080/15332276.1997.11672861

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