Caged Brain by Tyree Guyton
Final Thoughts
- Creativity is a powerful tool
- The enemy of creativity is censorship
- Modern day social norms are limiting creativity
- "You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” – George Bernard Shaw
Introduction
- Creativity is the fuel that drives human evolution forward
- Every invention ever made started as an idea
- The Internet
- The wheel
- Language
Caged Brain
- Admitted to the DIA in 1990
- Guyton submitted this piece to show how social norms affect our creativity
- This piece is being targeted to the general public
About the Artist
- Tyree Guyton
- Born and raised in Detroit
- Previous occupations include
- Firefighter
- Autoworker
- Served in the military
- Is the founder of the Heidelberg Project
- Strongly believes in the expansion of creativity