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HOW TO LOOK AT ART (LIKE AN ARTIST)

Monday, August 11th, 2008 | Permalink

How To Look At Art (like an artist)

  1. Figure out what’s worth stealing
  2. Move on to the next thing

Rinse and repeat.

6 Responses to “HOW TO LOOK AT ART (LIKE AN ARTIST)”

  1. ugotTom Says:

    LOL! Outstanding. Is this revelation from personal experience, or are you revealing a trade secret!

  2. Cat Says:

    More of a trade secret. One of my favorite quotes is attributed to Einstein (but I think I’ve also seen it attributed to Picasso): “The secret to being creative is knowing how to hide your sources.”

  3. Daniel Says:

    Isn’t that what every good athlete/artist/team/company does? Look at the best parts, steal it, then make your self better by using it, while passing it off as your own.

  4. Justin Kownacki Says:

    I believe I just read a quote that says, “Stealing from one person is plagiarism; stealing from many is research.”

  5. Austin Kleon Says:

    Ugottom: both.

    Cat: Of course, Picasso is also credited with saying, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.”

    Daniel: yes.

    Justin: great quote!

    I look at everything I do through the lens of collage. More on this later, and at some point I might post some scans of my scrapbook (the paper version, not the digital)

  6. Jay Says:

    Ain’t it the truth.

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