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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Wow - I didn't realize I'd been reading this piecewise for the last year until I saw the start date for this review! It's been an incredibly insightful and useful companion on my creative journey. I highly recommend it to any wanting to find encouragement and tangible strategies for building your confidence and momentum creatively, particularly finishing your projects.
At times it idealized the creative journey to a point that felt on the fringes of disconnected (there are a couple of insights dedicated to choosing art above everything else as a practice, which is debatably unrealistic for the common person) - but in the same breath, holds inclusive space for art method no matter your lifestyle (i.e. you're a valid artist whether you choose to make income from your art or create as a hobby).
I bookmarked the heck out of this and will revisit it often. :)
At times it idealized the creative journey to a point that felt on the fringes of disconnected (there are a couple of insights dedicated to choosing art above everything else as a practice, which is debatably unrealistic for the common person) - but in the same breath, holds inclusive space for art method no matter your lifestyle (i.e. you're a valid artist whether you choose to make income from your art or create as a hobby).
I bookmarked the heck out of this and will revisit it often. :)
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
“Creativity is something you are, not only something you do. It’s a way of moving through the world every minute, every day.”
I love a good book about creativity and art. I would rate it 4.5. The chapters are short and sweet, filled with art and spiritual wisdom.
I love a good book about creativity and art. I would rate it 4.5. The chapters are short and sweet, filled with art and spiritual wisdom.
informative
inspiring
reflective
Through his book, Rick perfectly incarnated his adress on the creative act.
His book is a work of art, with a philosophical undertone, in its content and visually. And it was surely intended to be brought to life this way.
One can appreciate "The Creative Act", flowly reading chapters as one sees fit, pacing up or down, skipping one or two, coming back for inspiration, etc. As one would experience a work of art in a museum.
I can understand negative reviews deploring its "emptyness" and its perceived preachy turn. Needless to say, sections are more developed than a religious mantra. And it was not titled as a "how to".
More pragmatic minds would probably love to know how Rick came up with this idea, his process, his rythm of progress, ebbs and flows, etc. with a complementary book ? (and this is why I'm only attributing a 4-star).
His book is a work of art, with a philosophical undertone, in its content and visually. And it was surely intended to be brought to life this way.
One can appreciate "The Creative Act", flowly reading chapters as one sees fit, pacing up or down, skipping one or two, coming back for inspiration, etc. As one would experience a work of art in a museum.
I can understand negative reviews deploring its "emptyness" and its perceived preachy turn. Needless to say, sections are more developed than a religious mantra. And it was not titled as a "how to".
More pragmatic minds would probably love to know how Rick came up with this idea, his process, his rythm of progress, ebbs and flows, etc. with a complementary book ? (and this is why I'm only attributing a 4-star).
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
It’s a mix of “oh this is nice and helpful.” And, “this is saying literally nothing.” Read it with the intention to get out of it as much as you can and it’ll be good. If you read a stupid paragraph, because there are many, just move past it.
i liked it and it changed my perspective on a lot of things. maybe i wasn’t the 100% target audience (or maybe i was 🤔). took me forever to read because i am lazy