Art & fear : observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking
David Bayles (Author), Ted Orland (Author)
"Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. The book's co-authors, David Bayles and Ted Orland, are themselves both working artists, grappling daily with the problems of making art in the real world. Their insights and observations, drawn from personal experience, provide an incisive view into the world of art as it is expeienced by artmakers themselves. This is not your typical self-help book. This is a book written by artists, for artists-- it's about what it feels like when artists sit down at their easel or keyboard, in their studio or performance space, trying to do the work they need to do."-- Cover
122 pages ; 21 cm
9780884963790, 0884963799
28723722
Introduction
The Nature Of The Problem. A Few assumptions
Art & Fear. Vision & execution ; Imagination ; Materials ; Uncertainty
Fears About Yourself. Pretending ; Talent ; Perfection ; Annihilation ; Magic ; Expectations
Fears About Others. Understanding ; Acceptance ; Approval
Finding Your Work. Canon
The Outside World. Ordinary problems ; Common ground ; Art issues ; Competition ; Navigating the system
The Academic World. Faculty issues ; Student issues ; Books about art
Conceptual Worlds. Ideas and technique ; Craft ; New work ; Creativity ; Habits ; Art & science ; Self-reference ; Metaphor
The Human Voice. Questions ; Constants ; Vox humana