artist-confessions

“The writer Jonathan Lethem has said that when people call something ‘original,’ nine out of ten times they just don’t know the references or the original sources involved.What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.It’s right there in the Bible: ‘There is nothing new under the sun.’ (Ecclesiastes 1:9)Some people find that idea depressing, but it fills me with hope. As the French writer Andre Gide put it, ‘Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.’If we’re free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running away from it.”Image and text from pages 7-8 of Austin Kleon’s, Steal Like an Artist I wanted to share a piece of this book with everyone here because there’s so much in it that could help any and every artist that might feel down about or are struggling with their art gain a new perspective and maybe a new method of growing with their art.  submitted by -luvlymilk

“The writer Jonathan Lethem has said that when people call something ‘original,’ nine out of ten times they just don’t know the references or the original sources involved.

What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.

It’s right there in the Bible: ‘There is nothing new under the sun.’ (Ecclesiastes 1:9)

Some people find that idea depressing, but it fills me with hope. As the French writer Andre Gide put it, ‘Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.’

If we’re free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and we can embrace influence instead of running away from it.”

Image and text from pages 7-8 of Austin Kleon’s, Steal Like an Artist 

I wanted to share a piece of this book with everyone here because there’s so much in it that could help any and every artist that might feel down about or are struggling with their art gain a new perspective and maybe a new method of growing with their art. 

submitted by -luvlymilk

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