Reads tagged with “art”
A Graphic Cosmogony: Artists Imagine How the Universe Was Born
From the lyrical to the ludicrous, uncommon takes on how our world came to be.
Thea’s Tree: An Illustrated Ode to Daydreaming, the Passage of Time, and the Gift of Human Imagination
“Go plant this seed… And give it water and love and conversation.”
The Seven Most Important Things I Learned in Seven Years of Reading, Writing, and Living: A Cinematic Adaptation
Reflections on how to keep the center solid as we continue to evolve.
Pioneering Children’s Book Author, Artist, and Early Twentieth-Century Woman Entrepreneur Wanda Gág Reimagines the Brothers Grimm
A visionary take on classic stories that continue to give us “a tingling, anything-may-happen feeling… the sensation of being about to bite into a big juicy pear.”
Maurice Sendak’s Weird and Wondrous Illustrations for “The Nutcracker”
“It is rare and genuine and does justice to the private world of children. One can, after all, count on the instincts of a genius.”
Some of Today’s Most Prominent Artists on Courage, Creativity, Criticism, Success, and What It Means to Be a Great Artist
Wisdom from Ai Weiwei, Marina Abramović, Damien Hirst, Laurie Simmons, Carroll Dunham, and more.
A Classical Guitarist’s Assuring Account of Creative Homecoming and Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
“When you sit down to practice, however casually, you cast yourself as the hero and victim of your own myth.”
The Best of Brain Pickings 2014
The psychology of the perfect daily routine, how to criticize with kindness, the creative purpose of boredom, Kafka on what books do for the soul, and more.
What It Really Takes to Be an Artist: MacArthur Genius Teresita Fernández’s Magnificent Commencement Address
“Being an artist is not just about what happens when you are in the studio. The way you live, the people you choose to love and the way you love them, the way you vote, the words that come out of your mouth… will also become the raw material for the art you make.”
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