Having Fun
by Diane Chinn
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Title
Having Fun
Artist
Diane Chinn
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On 140 Lb. Cold Press Paper
Description
Having Fun…
…And fun is SERIOUS business. Just ask Charles Darwin, Jean Piaget, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. These are a few of the people who have researched and written about the nature of fun. According to Dutch historian Johan Huizinga, fun is "an absolutely primary category of life, familiar to everybody at a glance right down to the animal level." Fun changes our perception of time as in “time flies when you’re having fun.”
According to psychologist Travis Tae Oh PhD., fun takes many forms but has two critical elements. “Fun give a person a sense of liberation and hedonic engagement which features active involvement and immersion into an activity that is intended for pure enjoyment.” For example, I created this painting just for fun. I ignored the rules, painted outside the lines, played with color and had a good time. It was definitely engaging and liberating. It felt so good not to worry about mistakes or “what if”.
By the way, scientists agree that fun ceases to be “fun” when it becomes competitive so that there are winners and losers. But enough of this serious science stuff. Here are a few thoughts on fun:
“At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.” ~ Simone Biles
“Have fun' is my message. Be silly. You're allowed to be silly. There's nothing wrong with it.” ~ Jimmy Fallon
Speaking of fun, riddle me this…
Q. Why don’t crocodiles eat clowns?
A. Because they taste funny!
Consider this…
“Sometimes you just have to jump in a mud puddle because it’s there. Never get so old that you forget about having fun.” ~ Tom Giaquinto (Be A Good Human)
Be Kind…
“Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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September 25th, 2021
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