Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Feb 2023 · Souvenir Press
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'I always keep a copy of Art & Fear on my bookshelf'
JAMES CLEAR, author of the #1 best-seller Atomic Habits
'A book for anyone and everyone who wants to face their fears and get to work'
DEBBIE MILLMAN, author and host of the podcast Design Matters
'I've stolen tons of inspiration from this book ... and so will you'
AUSTIN KLEON, NYTimes bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist
'The ultimate pep talk for artists'
WENDY MACNAUGHTON, illustrator
Art & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many creatives to give up along the way. Drawing on the authors' own experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the internal and external challenges to making creative work, and shows how they can be overcome every day.
First published in 1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic, and word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and creativity. It offers generous and wise insight into what pushes us to sit down at an easel or desk, go to a studio or performance space, and try to create new work to put into the world. Every creative and artist, whether a beginner or a prizewinner, a student or a teacher, faces the same fears - and this book illuminates the way through them.
JAMES CLEAR, author of the #1 best-seller Atomic Habits
'A book for anyone and everyone who wants to face their fears and get to work'
DEBBIE MILLMAN, author and host of the podcast Design Matters
'I've stolen tons of inspiration from this book ... and so will you'
AUSTIN KLEON, NYTimes bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist
'The ultimate pep talk for artists'
WENDY MACNAUGHTON, illustrator
Art & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many creatives to give up along the way. Drawing on the authors' own experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the internal and external challenges to making creative work, and shows how they can be overcome every day.
First published in 1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic, and word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and creativity. It offers generous and wise insight into what pushes us to sit down at an easel or desk, go to a studio or performance space, and try to create new work to put into the world. Every creative and artist, whether a beginner or a prizewinner, a student or a teacher, faces the same fears - and this book illuminates the way through them.
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David Bayles is a writer, photographer, conservationist, and lifetime flyfisherman, He is the author and illustrator of Notes on a Shared Landscape: Making Sense of the American West. Ted Orland is a photographer, teacher and writer. A broad selection of his writings and photographs appear in his monograph, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity.
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