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Art & Fear

Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

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Art & Fear

Written by: David Bayles, Ted Orland
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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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. 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.

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Ok now I'm no longer fearful to write a review. LOL Perfectionism is the enemy of creativity.

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This is one that I could listen to over and over to really take in all of the lessons. It covers the philosophy of art making as well as many practical concerns. Some of the practical concerns are personal, and/or psychological. How the artist finds themselves in the community as well as the existential sense of what art is or is not. He also talks about art schools both from the student and the teaching standpoint.
I’m surprised that this book isn’t considered a classic, and read by everyone who has a desire to make art.

Essential for any working artist.

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loved it
finished in 2 days and found it easy to relate to.
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Easy to listen to

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loved the book and listened to it over 10 times now. it's like he knows me. 😀

a must read for any artist

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… as an artist… most helpful and reassuring read. Fuel for fire. Thank you! A must read for any artist.

To connect the dots….

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