Creativity Tip 19: The Subtle Art of Mirroring

12/06/22 • 8 min

Have you ever noticed that you mirror your closest friend's habits and interests? Have you ever wondered: 'how do I think like Leonardo da Vinci or Albert Einstein?' On this creativity tip, we are going to explore something we all do naturally: mirroring. And how we can use to inspire our creative work in new and unexpected directions.

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34: Hieronymus Bosch • The Garden of Earthly Delights (Part I)

Hieronymus Bosch created one of the strangest and most talked about paintings in art history: The Garden of Earthly Delights. But there is a riddle hidden in the garden: is it an idyllic paradise or a sinful false paradise? On this episode, we will dive deeper than ever before to search for the answer.

Other questions we will explore on this episode: what makes The Garden of Earthly Delights a work of creative genius? Why do some historians consider it a work of madness? And what do we really know about the mysterious painter: Hieronymus Bosch?

View a video companion of this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IIv6uXWqQM3qyhzyKBluT?si=2841e67a5ac64e45

View a high resolution version of The Garden of Earthly Delights online: http://boschproject.org/view.html?pointer=0.426,0.005&i=00MCPVIS

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A full transcript of this episode is available here: https://mjdorian.com/transcripts/

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Research Sources:

Bosch: The Complete Works by Stephen Fischer (Published by Taschen)
Hieronymus Bosch: Visions and Nightmares by Nils Buttner
Hieronymus Bosch: New Insights Into His Life And Work (Published by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam)
Bosch by Carl Linfert

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The Garden of Earthly Delights is permanently on display at the Museo Nacional del Prado, in Madrid, Spain.

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Audio Editor: Marisa Ferdenzi

Music by MJDorian

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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Next Episode

35: Hieronymus Bosch • The Hell Panel (The Garden of Earthly Delights Part II)

The Hell Panel of Hieronymus Bosch is considered the most infamous depiction of Hell in art history. On this episode, we will venture deeper into Bosch's Hell than anyone has ever ventured before. At its depths we will find philosophical insights, critiques of the Catholic Church, and Bosch's visionary creative genius on full display.

View a video companion of this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bfQsdvdVYpxTZGTaMt2Zn?si=aee56d57f19d4194

View a high resolution version of The Garden of Earthly Delights online at these links:

For mobile: http://boschproject.org/view.html?pointer=0.426,0.005&i=00MCPVIS

For desktop: http://boschproject.org/#/artworks/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights

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Research Sources:

Bosch: The Complete Works by Stephen Fischer (Published by Taschen)
Hieronymus Bosch: Visions and Nightmares by Nils Buttner
Hieronymus Bosch: New Insights Into His Life And Work (Published by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam)
Bosch by Carl Linfert

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The Garden of Earthly Delights is permanently on display at the Museo Nacional del Prado, in Madrid, Spain.

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Audio Editor: Marisa Ferdenzi

All Music by MJDorian

Except a brief example of: Codex Gluteo by Atrium Musicae (1978)

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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Thank-you's & 'shout outs' to the Shadow Fam!