Thoughts on Art/Creativity
Researchers have found three ingredients for triggering creativity: 1. Exposure to novel stimuli (like learning something new, looking at art or taking an unfamiliar stroll); 2. Deliberate rest (letting yourself think about something else, or stretching, or having a relaxing meal); 3. And brief creativity rituals (like cleaning your desk or... See more
The Science Behind Creativity
I think this piece gets a lot right
I find the most risk in committing to arduous conceptually challenging projects, and not attempting to contort a practice to whatever the feed is animated about.
Artists and institutions alike are encouraged to be reactive, or court audiences, in order to... See more
Mat Dryhurstx.comThe reason we create art isn’t with the intention of making something useful for someone else. We create to express who we are. Who we are and where we are on our journey.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
on and creates the context of the world around it. Art of any kind endures because it captures some understanding, some piece of the world, so purely that it becomes a piece of the world itself.
David Berry • How Artists Make Money and How Money Makes Artists
This is where a line from Steve Martin becomes less a provocation and more a diagnosis. He once said, “I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you’re an idiot.”
I’m fairly certain he wasn’t aiming to insult artists when he said it.
When people set out to “make art,” what they often mean is that... See more
I’m fairly certain he wasn’t aiming to insult artists when he said it.
When people set out to “make art,” what they often mean is that... See more
Julie Crosby • Stop Trying to Make Art
The Beatles wrote 227 songs, but only 34 hit the Top 10. Do you think they would put out a song that they didn't believe could be a hit? Mozart wrote over 600 songs, but only about 50 of them are widely played. Do you think he purposefully wrote duds? Of course not. Both the Beatles and Mozart made work that interested them, and occasionally those... See more
How to Make a Living as an Artist
But art doesn’t need critics, art has enemies enough already. Art needs friends...You’re an artist if you create something! You’re an artist if you don’t see the world the way it is, if you hate white wall! No one else decides what art is, no one can stop you loving whatever you like, the cynics and critics can have control of all the other stuff... See more
Art Needs Friends (Quotes by Fredrik Backman)
From My Friends by Fredrik Backman