Developing talent into creative eminence

Understanding the productive giftedness of world class artists

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ID15413412
AuthorsSusan J Paik (0000-0002-3273-5402, Claremont Graduate University, corresponding author), Lindsey T Kunisaki (0000-0002-3622-7747, Claremont Graduate University), Lindsey Kunisaki (Claremont Graduate University), Vinh Q Tran (0009-0007-6929-2055, Claremont Graduate University), Iraise Garcia (Claremont Graduate University)
Year2021
Volume36
Issue1-2
Pages15-31
Publication date2021-07-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGifted and Talented International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-2276 • E-ISSN: 2470-9565
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332276.2021.1961108
OpenAlexW3193783989
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited41

Using the Productive Giftedness Model, the study examined key psychosocial and environmental factors of what contributed to the talent development of 15 eminent artists from the 1800s and 1900s: Mary Cassatt, Salvador Dalí, Edward Hopper, Frida Kahlo, Wassily Kandinsky, Jacob Lawrence, Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Diego Rivera, and Vincent Van Gogh. Over 140 autobiographical and biographical resources were used to systematically study their success. Key findings show commonalities in their early abilities, skills, motivation, and accomplishments across five stages of talent development: potential, exposure, cultivation, mastery, and eminence. Artists’ “focused motivation” helped them to remain resilient in the field. Key stakeholders (e.g., parents, teachers, mentors, peers) were also essential at every stage, helping them to activate their potential by providing the necessary opportunities, support, and resources. Implications are provided to support the “productive giftedness” of talented artists

Art · Art history · Class (philosophy · Creativity · Epistemology · Erikson's stages of psychosocial development · Mondrian · Painting · Pedagogy · PICASSO · Pollock · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Talent development · Visual arts · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Mentoring and Academic Development · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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