Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles

Talent is a snare and a delusion. In the end, the practical questions about talent come down to these: Who cares? Who would know? and What difference would it make? And the practical answers are: Nobody, Nobody, and None.

Art is human; error is human; ergo, art is error.

You find reasons to procrastinate, since to not work is to not make mistakes.

courting approval, even that of peers, puts a dangerous amount of power in the hands of the audience.

Audience comes later. The only pure communication is between you and your work.