Austin Kleon
Kleon, A. (2012). Steal like an artist. Workman Publishing Company, New York.
‘Nobody is born with a style or a voice. We don’t come out of the womb knowing who we are. In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes. We learn by copying. We’re talking about practice here, not plagiarism-plagiarism is trying to pass someone else’s work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering. It’s like a mechanic taking apart a car to see how it works.’
p. 33
De achterflap van het boek:
‘Unlock your creativity
- Steal like an artist.
- Don’t wait until you know what you are trying to get started.
- Write the book you want to read.
- Use your hands.
- Side projects and hobbies are important.
- The secret: do good work and share it with people.
- Geography is no longer our master.
- Be nice. (The world is a small town.)
- Be boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)
- Creativity is substraction. ‘
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