The Context of Creation

We live in a world abound with creations. From a simple paper pin to thriving metropolises, creations
dominate our world. A creation is an element in space and time. Its is always a system of creations that
we encounter in ordinary day-to-day life; A row of houses, a gallery of art works , a boulevard of trees.
Creations do not exist in isolation.
One is motivated to explore two aspects of creation. Firstly, the need for creation. Next comes the intent
of creation. It may be argued that the former and the latter are embroiled in a cause-and-effect affair, for
the intent thrives on need.
The need for creation, quite simply is incompleteness. Artists, designers, architects may constantly look
for newer avenues, and newer forms, but the casus belli has always been to plug the gap, to attain what
was missing. No creation is devoid of context. Tabula rasa doesnt make sense.
A building is intimately connected to the land it sits on. Great works of art sample a tissue of society.
Cities exhibit the civilization.
Lets take a look at the figure below. What pulls us to it?
The void.

Not solid, but a layered one. Rough, gritty, and all around
its not not a smooth ride exactly.
Its something which slows down the motion, and the
experience, but also imparts sense of touch, the feel of
smaller units and smaller wholes. Textured.
The golden rule of organic growth:
piecemeal growth towards a bigger whole.
But we have a void here. A big, ambiguous, porous void.
The void would very much love to be a part of the whole.
But the void also does not want to lose itself in the crowd.
It wants to retain what it was before it became a part of
the whole. It just wishes to be better without detaching
itself from what it was and what it is.
What does one plug in there so as not to upset the
order? Should it be done? Can the puzzle be
completed?
This brings us to our second avenue of exploration.
The intent. Christopher Alexanders New theory of Urban
Design talks about completing the wholes in a city. With its
piecemeal growth and over riding rule and healing the city.
Indeed, it holds good for any creation. All creation look up to
be a part and parcel of the greater system around, to be
accepted and adapted by society and nature. And the
purpose remains the same: To complete and to improve,
continuously, and make the system better. Artists may be
self-centered, egoistical, but nothing supersedes the sense
of fulfillment and completion of contributing to the system.