The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Jan 2023 · Penguin
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The #1 New York Times bestseller.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment.” —Anne Lamott
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.
“I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” —Rick Rubin
Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.
The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment.” —Anne Lamott
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.
“I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” —Rick Rubin
Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.
The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.
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4.9
34 reviews
Marilyn Burnett
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December 16, 2023
Honestly, I only read the sample, but it was enough to know that this author knows what he's talking about. The book is about the creative experience, our creative ability inherent within us, and how we can enhance it for greater expression and utilize it to create whatever we want. By doing this with conscious awareness, we grow and move closer to nature and the divine, providing, of course, that what we're creating is for good and not for evil. We are creative beings as we were created by the greatest Creator in His image and likeness. We create our experiences in life by the things on which we focus our attention and by what we believe to be true. We do this whether we are doing it consciously or unconsciously. When we do it unconsciously, we often create experiences that are hurtful or painful. By learning how to do this with more conscious awareness, we may create a more harmonious, peaceful, and joyous life, and our creations bless others as well. A book well worth reading!
Pan2Screen (PeterPan)
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December 5, 2023
Nothing new in this book, but Rick Rubin made advice words in this book so beautiful and I can't put it down. It's like Nolan or Tarantino's movies that borrow so many sources to craft the work but somehow found the way to make it own thing. As a writer, this book will close to my heart for long, long time.
Leslie Kng
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February 5, 2023
I can't wait to read the rest of this book in fact I am looking for the hard copy to have to always look back on re read all these glorious perceptions!
About the author
Rick Rubin is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning producer, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and the most successful producer in any genre by Rolling Stone. He has collaborated with artists from Tom Petty to Adele, Johnny Cash to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys to Slayer, Kanye West to the Strokes, and System of a Down to Jay-Z.
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