Book Review: “The Creative Act” by Rick Rubin
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Book Review: “The Creative Act” by Rick Rubin
Art may only exist, and the artist may only evolve, by completing the work.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
Creating art is…
“A universal way to send messages
between each other and through time.”
— Rick Rubin, The Creative Act
I relished reading and listening to The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin more than any other book this year.
2023 was a great year
To hone your craft is to honor creation.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
One can think of the creative act as taking the sum of our vessel’s contents as potential material, selecting for elements that seem useful or significant in the moment, and re-presenting them.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
It’s probably fair to call Rick Ruben our leading figurehead in non-rational creativity. There’s much I respect about A Creative Act (2023)—I think psychological attunement is real—I just think it’s a bad starting point for beginners. Ruben is famous for unlocking artists who were a decade or more into their journey. Surrendering your ego makes a l... See more