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Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
David Bayles • 3 highlights
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Filling the well involves the active pursuit of images to refresh our artistic reservoirs. Art is born in attention. Its midwife is detail. Art may seem to spring from pain, but perhaps that is because pain serves to focus our attention onto details (for instance, the excruciatingly beautiful curve of a lost lover’s neck). Art may seem to involve b
... See moreJulia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
Within every artist, there's a child emptying a box of crayons onto the floor, searching for just the right color to draw the sky. It might be violet, olive, or burnt orange.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
You make good work by (among other things) making lots of work that isn't very good, and gradually weeding out the parts that aren't good, the parts that aren't yours. It's called feedback, and it's the most direct route to learning about your own vision. It's also called doing your work. After all, someone has to do your work, and you're the clos
... See moreDavid Bayles • Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
The Work of Art: Inside the Creative Process of Beloved Artists, Poets, Musicians, and Other Makes of Meaning
Maria Popovathemarginalian.orgThis is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be.