Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially—statistically speaking—there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets made all the time, so to equate the making of art with the workings of genius removes this intimately human activity to a strangely unreachable and unknowable place. For all practical purposes making art...
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An artist's survival guide, writeen by and for working artists.
IntroductionThe Nature of the Problem1A Few AssumptionsArt & Fear9Vision & ExecutionImaginationMaterialsUncertaintyFears About Yourself23PretendingTalentPerfectionAnnihilationMagicExpectationsFears About Others37UnderstandingAcceptanceApprovalFinding Your Work49CanonThe Outside World65Ordinary ProblemsCommon GroundArt IssuesCompetitionNavigating the SystemThe Academic World79Faculty IssuesStudent IssuesBooks about ArtConceptual Worlds93Ideas and TechniqueCraftNew WorkCreativityHabitsArt & ScienceSelf-ReferenceMetaphorThe Human Voice113QuestionsConstantsvox humana
