HOW TO LOOK AT ART (LIKE AN ARTIST)
Monday, August 11th, 2008 | Permalink
- Figure out what’s worth stealing
- Move on to the next thing
Rinse and repeat.
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August 11th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
LOL! Outstanding. Is this revelation from personal experience, or are you revealing a trade secret!
August 11th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
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.”
August 12th, 2008 at 8:25 am
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.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:40 am
I believe I just read a quote that says, “Stealing from one person is plagiarism; stealing from many is research.”
August 12th, 2008 at 10:45 am
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)
August 12th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Ain’t it the truth.
November 1st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
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April 29th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
[...] down to work, you have all that stuff at your fingertips. I drew a doodle one time called “How To Look At Art Like An Artist.” It had two steps: 1) figure out what’s worth stealing 2) move on to the next thing. [...]