Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B007WOSUZE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 123 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
I'm a painter and this book is amazing. First I want to state that I am I'm a painter and this book is amazing. First I want to state that I am a strong self-assured person that defines myself through my faith & my painting in order to feel like myself. I began having specific fears that began to cripple me regarding my painting. Had it not been for this book, I was at a point to where I probably would've actually stopped painting. This book has helped me to get back into my studio and embrace painting again with the abundant knowledge the authors have passed along. I had absolutely no idea how many artist feel the same as I do. Mos. J. Bullard said Commisseration for when your artist friends aren't available.. I didn't know quite what to expect when I picked this up. I bought the book quite a while ago on the recommendation of someone else. What the book is is a commiseration on the trials of art making, marketing, etc., the entire process. Based on my own experience creating art I question the word "fear". Doubt, frustration, creative blocks, external obstacles all apply, but I can't ever say fear has been what has hindered me. If you are looking for confirmation that you are not alone in dealing with these things and you don't have a circle of artist friends with wh. "Are you ready to overcome fear to create art" according to TollerPhoto. After closing my portrait studio I wasn't sure what to do with my photography and began a journey to find creativity in my life. I started sewing again and took up hat making. These endeavors led me to the Steampunk movement that is a culture full of creativity. I put my heart and soul into making my costume for Time Travelers Weekend at the Renaissance Faire. This day was brought much creative insight.But Now What?We were assigned to read Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles in the Fine Art Class at the California Ce
This is a book about what it feels like to sit in your studio or classroom, at your wheel or keyboard, easel or camera, trying to do the work you need to do. It is about committing your future to your own hands, placing free will above predestination, choice above chance. It is about finding your own work.. What is your art really about? Where is it going? What stands in the way of getting it there? These are questions that matter, questions that recur at each stage of artistic development - and they are the source for this volume of wonderfully incisive commentary. Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way