Do not call it art
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Do not call it art
When was the last time you created something without worrying whether it was good enough?
Don't know? Try it. See for yourself.
Even if you have no idea how they will turn out. Start before you are ready. Let yourself be a beginner again for a while. Play. Experiment. Mess around. Don't call it art. Call it play. Bored? Excellent. Stuck? Even better. Look around you.
Stare out of the window for a moment. Notice what others miss. Collect trifles, ideas, and odd questions. Use whatever materials you have at hand. Don't try to be productive all the time.
And most importantly: keep creating. That is all...
What they say about the book:
The new Kleon is here! Two sons, days without ideas, trips to the children's section of the library, and hours spent serving snacks in his own studio. He writes about it with joy and love, but also about boredom, dead ends, and projects that need to be abandoned. After all, creativity is not just a sequence of great ideas, but also life in between them.
- Vladimíra Škorpíková, editor
Fresh and optimistic lessons in creativity… Full of fun, quietly witty wisdom (and quotes from artists such as John Cleese, Ray Bradbury, or Doris Lessing). A charming reminder that if we want to make the most of our freest creative side, we must learn to let go of the reins. Artists who find themselves stuck will thoroughly enjoy this book.
- Publishers Weekly
Austin Kleon
(* 1983) is an American writer, copywriter, and artist. His bestsellers Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going have been translated into over thirty languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. He lectures on creativity in the digital age for TEDx, Google, or The Economist. His work is featured in magazines and newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He lives with his wife and two sons in (where else but) Austin, Texas.
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