Art & Fear: Observations On The Perils (And Rewards) Of Artmaking

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Art & Fearraises three powerful questions:

What is your art really about?

Where is it going?

What stands in the way of getting it there?

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgement difficult.

~HIPPOCRATES (460-400 B.C.)

Fears

Fears about artmaking fall into two families: fears about yourself, and fears about your reception by others.

In a general way, fears about yourself prevent you from doing your best work, while fe...