Proko - Art and Fear - Draftsmen S2E24

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Art and Fear - Draftsmen S2E24

by Stan Prokopenko in Draftsmen Podcast

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This is how it was for me. My whole life I was too lazy to put in the work to be a great artist until about 2 years ago when I literally could not stand being that way. That is is when I finally took art seriously and I've come a long way since then.

LESSON NOTES

Marshall and Stan have another book club episode, this time discussing “Art and Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland. The book explores how fear inhibits an artist’s work and the way in which an artist can confront their fears to help them create. Some of the topics covered include the difference between stopping and quitting, how you can be the best version of yourself, the way we are similar to geniuses like Mozart, and more.

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References and books

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Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland

War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Picture This by Molly Bang

The Art Spirit by Robert Henri

The Psychology of Performance by Eddie O’Connor

Ira Glass speech

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Legs by William Kennedy

Referenced Artists:

Cooper’s Haircut

Stephen De Staebler

Jeff Watts

Kim Jung Gi

Norman Rockwell

Photography of David Bayles and Ted Orland

Kirsten Zirngibl

George Pratt

Sterling Hundley

COMMENTS

Stan Prokopenko

Marshall and I review another book called “Art and Fear”! Hear our thoughts and find out how you can overcome your art fears and get to work.

Andres Torres

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2yr

Jo Sheridan

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5yr

I enjoyed this one but wanted to make one comment on something that makes me mad. People who suggest that you can't teach something unless you yourself are practicing to a very high standard, and that those who aren't good enough to "make it" have to then teach it ("if you can, do, if you can't, teach"). This idea completely dismisses any notion that teaching is itself a high level skill (an art if you like). There are plenty of great practitioners in all kinds of fields that make completely lousy teachers - and the idea that all you have to do is demonstrate your skills or describe what you do in order to enable others to learn shows a complete disregard for pedagogy and the skills required to be a great teacher.