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Top Artists Reveal How to Find Creative Inspiration

By Laura Barnett — 2012

Guy Garvey, Isaac Julien, Martha Wainwright and other artists give their top tips for unleashing your inner genius.

Read on www.theguardian.com

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Drawing Out the Muses: Find and Develop Unlimited Creative Inspiration From the Everyday World

Drawing Out the Muses is based on the premise that visual inspiration can be found anywhere; in nature, with household objects, though sound, using raw visual elements, dreams and even from being uninspired.

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Alexandria Levin
2014
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Does Creativity Decline with Age?

Research has found there are two fundamentally different approaches to creativity and innovation as it relates to your age.

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2020
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The Indigenous Artist Using Performance to Preserve Tradition

Raul Baltazar uses sculpture, video, and performance art to bridge indigenous and Western cultures. As a fine artist and a mentor to incarcerated youth, Baltazar brings his art into public spaces to open up new perspectives.

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2020
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‘On Creativity’ Interview with Painter, Sculptor José Parlá

SCAD President Paula Wallace sits down with painter, sculptor and SCAD alumnus José Parlá to discuss his inimitable artistic methodology.

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2017
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African American Artist Illustrates the Power of Black Women | NowThis

Artist Jamilla Okubo is using her craft to illustrate the power of Black women. Raised in Washington DC, Jamilla Okubo uses her art to give a positive visual representation of Black women. Okubo is vocal about empowering women because of her upbringing.

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2020
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The Art of Creative Inspiration | Victor Shamas | TEDxTucson

Victor Shamas, PhD, offers a fresh vision of the creative process as well as two practical tools for inducing the peak experience of creative inspiration.

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2019
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Lessons Learned from the Onion’s Creative Process | Brian JANOSCH | TEDxBloomington

What you already know is that The Onion is a comedy institution. But what might surprise you is that for 30 years it’s also been one of America’s most consistent and effective idea factories.

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2019
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The Gap by Ira Glass

A video on the importance of 'taste' in creativity and storytelling.

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2016
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Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain

Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W.

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James W. Pennebaker, Joshua M. Smyth
2016
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How to Be Creative: How an Artist Turns Pro

In this Essay I explore how you can break through your creative blocks and start creating your dream work.

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2017
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Creative Well-Being