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Dr. Who, Amy and Vincent Van Gogh, season 5 of "Dr. Who" (Credit: BBC)

Creative clutter?

I think there is a creative kind of clutter that is fantastic in its inspiration. There is no plan and yet there is a plan underneath somewhere, emerging slowly…grey and then will burst into color. The color of a full blown creative idea. Put all the clutter away, all the grey away…no color will emerge.  I think this kind of clutter is to creative visual artists (could be an accountant or a designer) what a strict plan is to linear minded types (could be a dancer or an engineer).

Nutty professor meets messy painter

An example of this was demonstrated beautifully in Dr. Who in episode 9, “Vincent and the Doctor.” Assistant Amy and the Doctor go back in time in the Tardis to help Van Gogh fight a dangerous alien that only he can see (“I’m mad but I’m not stupid”).

Upon entering Van Gogh’s apartment the apologies begin. He says, “Sorry for all the clutter,” and “I’ll get it sorted properly at some point,” and things of that nature.

The room is full of all of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings including “Starry Night.”

“Some clutter” mutters the Doctor under his breath. Indeed.

If you can call paintings that take your breath away clutter.

Beautiful, artistic and necessary clutter.

Dr. Who (Photo by TV Screener.com)

I’m addicted to this season of Dr. Who.  This BBC series which famously ran from 1963-1989, started back up in 2005 and is just plain old good story-telling. Dr. Who is kindof a mess and I like it. I don’t really want to analyze it too much for fear I’ll ruin its allure. Not for you but for me!  I’ll just say that things don’t always turn out perfectly,  but they turn out the way they should. Nothing seems in order and yet all is well.