Creativity works in mysterious and often paradoxical ways. Creative thinking is a stable, defining characteristic in some personalities, but it may also change based on situation and context. Inspiration and ideas often arise seemingly out of nowhere and then fail to show up when we most need them, and creative thinking requires complex cognition yet is completely distinct from the thinking process.
David Oliveira's artworks may look like scribbled ink sketches but in fact, the Portuguese artist makes his delicate animal sculptures from wire. The Lisbon-born sculptor enjoys using wire for its "easy and spontaneous" qualities and has exhibited around the world from Spain and Turkey to the USA and Japan.