Colby's review
The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are
by Danny Gregory
Colby's review
The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are by Danny Gregory
Colby's review
rating:
recommended for: people who want to be creative/think they aren't creative
I just wanted to say "amen" a whole lot while reading this book by Danny Gregory, which basically is one big argument for why we should still be artists and why being an artist has gotten such a bad rap in our society.
We have been trained by our society several tragic things:
1) Creativity is a you-have-it/you-don't issue.
2) Great artists are great because they were born with a lot of talent.
3) Art only has value if the artist makes money off of it.
4) Art is a selfish venue/not a real occupation.
The book is basically a pep talk to get the cautious reader to start drawing and exploring his/her creative self, and I enjoyed it immensely. There are a lot of ideas in here, and I think everyone would be better off to give it a go.
We have been trained by our society several tragic things:
1) Creativity is a you-have-it/you-don't issue.
2) Great artists are great because they were born with a lot of talent.
3) Art only has value if the artist makes money off of it.
4) Art is a selfish venue/not a real occupation.
The book is basically a pep talk to get the cautious reader to start drawing and exploring his/her creative self, and I enjoyed it immensely. There are a lot of ideas in here, and I think everyone would be better off to give it a go.
