Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
Synopsis
You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touch with their artistic side.
When Mr. Kleon was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the ten things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist, the book. The result is inspiring, hip, original, practical, and entertaining. And filled with new truths about creativity: Nothing is original, so embrace influence, col- lect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path. Follow your interests wherever they take you. Stay smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring—the creative you will need to make room to be wild and daring in your imagination.
Review
I am getting down to the wire with my goal of 50 books read this year… and so it's time to read a few shorter books!
I picked this book up months ago and never cracked the cover. I am familiar with Austin Kleon so I guess I wasn't in a huge rush to read the book. But that was a fail on my part. This book is full to the top of inspiration and the insider secrets to a successfully creative life. I should have read it earlier and I should read it more often. Coming in at just over 100 pages and lots of graphic visual imagery it only takes about a half an hour to read. But it's one of the most productive 30 minutes I have had in a while. I highly recommend having this book on hand for creatives!
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