Creating
On creating things
Creating
The thing you are deeply yearning to create is told to you in all the subtle ways other people's artwork slightly misses the mark
Miles Johnstonx.comA question worth asking:
When there is so much on the web, it is easy to fall prey to the impression that this has been done before when you come up with an idea. When this happens, ask: ‘What is my take on this?’
When there is so much on the web, it is easy to fall prey to the impression that this has been done before when you come up with an idea. When this happens, ask: ‘What is my take on this?’
Artists: Do not kid yourself into pursuing the “new.” There is no “new.” All art comes from other art and many other sources. Make art in your own voice. Tell your own story.
Jerry Saltzx.comIt’s impossible to imitate another artist’s point of view. We can only swim in the same waters. So feel free to copy the works that inspire you on the road to finding your own voice. It’s a time-tested tradition.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
But the truth is that ideas are something that you grow. You plant an idea seed and then you nourish it, and then some parts kind of wither and die off, but then a tree suddenly starts to grow in this random place.
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Attuned choice by attuned choice, your entire life is a form of self-expression. You exist as a creative being in a creative universe. A singular work of art.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
I know if I’m honest with myself and I’m encouraging myself…by auxiliary someone will be encouraged as well.
Jon Bellion - Daniel Wall Interview on YouTube
He was saying that if he created something that he liked - by extension someone else would resonate with it too… that seemed like a good way out of imposter syndrome. Create what you like and resonate with - your audience of likeminded people will find you…
“When you’re being creative there is no such thing as a mistake.”
John Cleese * Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide