Why Chasing Your Artistic PASSION Is A Recipe For FAILURE (And what you should be chasing instead)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
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I was under the impression for the longest time that almost all the artistic people around me had passion and that was what helped them become so successful, because how passion is most often describe is like a raging fire that motivates you to just do, do, and do some more. Unfortunately for me, for so many years now, I’ve known that I lacked that, like a candle with the flame snuffed out, and that it hasn’t lit since. Fluctuations in feeling was just mostly dead to me so everything felt like still water. Because of this, I grasped at my artistry like a child clinging to their favorite broken toy, because despite my lack of that passion, art felt like the only thing that I knew how to do. I made art as a way to live, literally--I didn't live to create. This video is a bit of an eye-opener because while I’ve already learned that passion isn’t exactly the bonfire I thought it was, I still haven’t figured out what it is I want to do with my art. I think finding that ‘desire’ should be the first step, finding that connection, and to learn how to really live.
Youve described exactly what I've been feeling as well so beautifully. Goodluck friend.
I Second this, nicely said
Same here my guy, you're not alone
Totally relate friend, i suppose we truly aren’t the only ones lost.
I heard someone said that passion is good only to set direction, after that what you need is a commitment to cross the path of what you wanna become
I can't say I agree this time around with the premise.
To me the difference between desire and passion is negligible. They both exist simultaneously, if passion exists at all, but I know many who desire something without passion.
Passion is a committed form of desire, like a sun, not just a campfire, no matter how long the nights are the sun rises again. But desire alone goes out with time.
Desire is a reaction, for me, to the promise of reward. But, passion seems less logical than desire. Passion is the reward and yet it promises more of itself. It becomes a loop that never ends, it fulfills itself so long as its present, but to not fulfill it, is to suffer a great withdraw or pain from its loss.
Someone else said it's a lot like love. I agree.
Passion is a love for an action or way of life. When you don't have it, you grieve, but when it's there, even in toxic ways, it's something you love unconditionally, irrationally, even to the detriment of yourself, just like an abusive child, or a self-destructing spouse, or a bad parent or a distant sibling. Somehow, for me at least, if the love was ever there to begin with, it never leaves even when bad things distance me from people who take bad turns. It's there, waiting to rise again. And such is the same for me and passion. No matter the toxicity my commitment to failed dreams or bad outcomes concerning my passion leads me down, I wait out the night with it and surely enough, even without my concent, the sun rises again, and I'm again passionate about what I love and have always loved and will always love. Because I can't control my reaction of love, it happens without my influence. My actions afterward are mine, and those actions must be centered on drive, and positive engagement instead of the negative, passive kind, but...still the love started it. And it can't fade. No amount of time will let it. Just like I cant live without breathing, I cant live without my passions, even if I tried. Resisting them would be like grieving a death and doing else would be like abandoning my children, and doing them is the purest bliss, but merely looking in their direction...that's the most fiery uncontrolled desire...
That's how it works for me, anyway. I would say, if my experiences are the same as others, that, people who have passion, cannot really lose it, but people who do...misidentified it.
That's an amazing comment, wow. Normally I'm just a lurker but this time I had to leave my thumbs-up here.
Love this response. Life without passion is meaningless.
Absolutely agree with you. On all of it.
Another long-term youtube lurker here. Wanted to say how awesome this comment is. It made me shed a tear because I'm feeling exactly the same about passion.
Currently learning to take meaningful action instead of passive indulgence in desire. Recently had a 7 day writing streak. Finished 1 and 1/2 short stories.
What are you passionate about?
the conversation around passion is always interesting. This comment is a bit of a digression, but I think what a lot of us have to think about, especially with how mentally unwell a lot of us artist are, is if what we're pursuing is really our passion or just something born out of our bad baggage. How in the world do you heed your passion most true to yourself, an act that requires immense courage and love, if deep in your heart you find yourself unworthy, or unlovable, or shameful. How do you get the strenght to say ''i'm gonna have this vision and excel at it, despite it not being what most artists do and take this unknown road'' if your entire life has been hiding your truest colors because you'd be made to feel lesser for expressing them
A lot of people get their passion from the most cardboard cut of art they find, and they will call it passion because its the one they can brandish and not get bashed by it. Or they can show to their parents and not get shouted at. Or if they do get shouted at, the most successful trend is also the one most defendable 'passion' to take right, even defendable to yourself, something that you won't feel so exposed about. Sometimes people have to take the tiniest crumb of their passion and dilute with what's been proven as a defense mechanism. And it's just what you gotta do at the time.
To artists out there feeling the deep need of drawing out of passion from the bottom of your heart; consider pursuing security first if you don't have it, or at least distance to the worst people in your life. It's hard, maybe impossible, to flourish in the middle of a wild fire. It's also kind of unfair to yourself to expect flourishing in this beautiful inner world of creativity if you're surrounded by people that are constantly intruding, disrespecting you, constantly making you spend your mental space on those issues.
In 2021 I started a writing progress that Im still working on, before this I didn't believe I could kep on working on the same thing before I burned out on it. And I realised that the project I had started was simerly to one I had done when I was 3 or 4 years old.
Sometimes you need to go back to your roots to push yourself forwards
@@esbeng.s.a9761 def agree, thats a great source, to look at what we loved at a time before life pushed a ton of crap unto us
I began taking my art career seriously in 2019, when I was at the lowest point of my life. My dreams and vision gave me warmth during those cold days. I didn't have the confidence or time to seriously pursue it until last year. And now just recently, I'm in a loving romantic relationship for the first time of my life. And it healed a lot of feelings of pain and alienation that created my story. I found myself feeling dull and uninterested in my story then. My creativity came from a place of lack. Now I'm trying to figure out how to create from a place of fulfillment.
@@Jiggelmeister NF wrote a good song about that
Thank you for writing this, I resonate with every word you said strongly, especially the part related to low self-esteem and not really knowing yourself.
A lot of my self-esteem is honestly attached to art, as well as what I’m able to express and how much technical progress I’ve made, but I haven’t drawn anything of substance (beyond some doodles) in over a year. It is the worst art block of my life, I want to draw but somehow the flame is gone. And now I’m questioning whether or not I legit am an artist or was it just a coping mechanism for being a lonely kid in the past? It was one of the few things I was good at, I aspired to make a career out of it, and now it’s like I can’t even be bothered to turn on the tablet. Working full-time in a unrelated field while going to college for a semi-related field doesn’t help.
I’m fighting for my motivation back though, and apart of that is digging deeper and fixing myself.
Something is missing or broke.
You helped me realize that I in fact am quite divorced from my art. The idea of people around me looking into me through my art is terrifying, i was surprised to discover that to a degree I am ashamed of my art. I am ashamed of what people see when they look at my art, ashamed of the looks I’d get if Id present myself as whatever I wanted. because my art shows a part of myself not even I fully understand yet. I’m drawn to concepts that sometimes disturb others.
Yet I really desire to be seen through the lens of my art, Connect through it. Live through it. You’ve given me a lot to think about
👍🏼👍🏼
I think one of the artists I've come to learn about that also lives in his aesthetic is Scott Christian Sava, who also has own RUclips. When u get glimpses of his workplace, it literally looks like someone turned a Hobbit hole into an art studio. He has such a retro style from his art supplies (e.g. sketchbook, bag, camera, etc.) to his own clothes n car. He's like a character in his whimsical story. It's awesome not only watching him make art but watching him in his environment.
Oh wow I love him too
Coincidentally I subscribed to him few days ago. I didn't realize it's his aesthetic, I thought it's just old man thingy haha
This has helped me realize that there should be a balance between fueling our creative desire...... and the practice of creating art, cuz I very often find myself overwhelmed and carried away with things that fuel my desire, moving from inspiration to inspiration, energy to energy, so much that I often get carried away and paralyzed to create art. So, just to add , I think it also helps to have a regular day to day practice of art creation through which we can always fit in and act on our creative desires.
The comparison of art to friendship was sooo effective. Its so strange how we pull away from the things that fulfill us the most. Thanks Adam!
I really needed the notes about limiting my resources as an artist, because I definitely feel myself regularly bogged down with indecision because I have too many options available!
It's a good day when Adam posts
I'm not through the whole talk yet, but Mr Adam, you are speaking to my soul right now. I listen to so many of these talks, and I appreciate this channel so much and all the work you put in. You have provided so much peace, drive, and inspiration. Thank you.
The ending really resonated with me in a funny way. While curating playlists for studying I'll always find myself finding really good art videos that I put aside in my art Playlist. And of course I'm always super tempted then to watch them, but I "cant" because as soon as I do I want to draw. 😂 then my dumb brain forgets about them when it's time to draw. So thank you for reminding me why I made that Playlist to begin with lol
Literally your videos always come out a good time, it’s like divine timing or something 😭😭😭
I love these videos, its like an Art dad sitting down with you and having a talk.
It's interesting because I wondered why I wasnt inspired to draw once I moved into my new apartment,
but I realised after seeing this video that, it was until I decorated my room with posters, figures, plushies and stuff that connects both with me and my Art.
Well there you go :)
@@AdamDuffArt Thank you ♥
This is exactly what I'm going through now lol. I just moved into a new place like a week ago, and the first few days I was at zero, which was frustrating for me. But the closer we get to making the place "ours" the more I'm motivated to make at least small stuff stuff 💪🏿.
@@CheshireCat478 yeah! making it our safe haven and inspiration den I think is so important I realised. Good luck moving in!
This song combined with Adam’s voice had me in a trance.. felt like.. listening to a magic spell
For the longest time I've been a terrible, chronic procrastinator. Just putting stuff off across my entire life. Drawing that new thing I thought could be cool? That can wait until tomorrow. I'll get to it later. And this really affected my art. But recently, I've accepted that I have a problem and am working on improving. For me, I have to work to dissolve the negative emotions and thoughts I create when an idea hits me. They aren't about the activity itself, it's a negative story about the activity that my mind forms. To escape those negative thoughts, I was pushing my ideas aside and distracting myself with a myriad of things.
When you start listening to yourself and your ideas, it feels great. Not shoving off stuff I thought would be interesting is bringing my passion back for art. The desires are creeping back in, slowly, as I listen to my mind for the sprinkles it sends me. Your video makes me think about how I've been doing lately. The role of desire is key, and I'm glad to know I'm starting to find my way again on something pivotal.
i’m more of a performance artist (actor/singer) yet i find your artistic insights apply so well to cultivating my creativity. i’m not sure why, but there truly is a through line between different crafts. thank you so much for sharing your insights 💜
Completely agree. I got the most helpful composing advice from visual artists!
This was a great talk. I have been putting off art for awhile and just recently been trying to set aside some time to actually do art. This helped a bit on getting a grasp on how important it is for artists to keep their passion going and to keep moving forward with my art. Thanks for the reminder to just create art. Always love your videos and helpful tips on keeping my passion of art alive.
I always have this dilemma with your videos: whether to save them to my art tutorials playlist or my self care playlist. So I do both. And I have not come across any other "channels who can do both".
I haven't listened yet but you always have good timing Adam. I recently have been having problems with artistic passion and I can't get back into it for the past few months. Thank you.
I needed this talk today. Thank you for all that you do, Adam.
I always love waking up and seeing a new talk from Adam!
This video of yours made me realize some things, and woke up a tiny light in me, that was out for a long time. Thank you for it. :')
Thank you for this, I’m always making memorable moments with my friends always feeling like the time with them was well worth, I never thought to take learning to draw or sitting down and boom make something do some art, it never crossed me to treat it the same way.
Wonderful talk, great food for thought when thinking about motivation.
I once stopped drawing for years because I could not find the why, but this seems to be a well made point on the importance to find our own furnace. Thought the encountered with mine may have been missed in the past, this motivates me to find it again
Words cannot describe how helpful your channel is.
Thank you again for keeping me sane, Adam 🙏
Just wanted to say that this video was so enlightening and meant so much to me!! Thank you for sharing this
You always pop up again in my rec right when I need you. Thanks m8
You had my curiosity with the subject topic, but when you began to mention Video Games and the habits we develop, you hit the nail right on the head.
To immerse one in art and creation as one would with the world of a Video Game is a perfect reflection that I needed to be aware of, having it explained with such clarity has only helped my withered confidence.
You listen to Vatti while you Draw? I listen to you while I play, your words usually pull me back.
Your videos are the ones that make me want to go and just draw for hours, thank you very much!!!
Beautiful video…You really give me so much hope
thank you Adam for this one more inspiration podcast
I m feeling that I luck passion and that's why ,
just stress myself only on learning and not having fun with what I just learn that often
thank you again for reminds us that perspective !!!!
There's always a lot of valuable psychological and practical advice in your videos, on top of them just being really comforting and reassuring. There was one point in this video, however, that really made me feel alienated. I'm a rather reserved person and the idea of letting my passion for art/aesthetic permeate through all aspects of my life and my surroundings feels really overwhelming and superfluous to me. So I'm asking myself, if I don't look like an artist, if my space does not look like an art studio, if my mode of expression and outside interests do not fit with the idea of being ''artistic'', does that make me any less of an artist? Does this stun my growth as one? And these are not just arbitrary concerns, but a very real feeling of ''otherness'' that I've experienced communicating with other artists. Maybe I'm overextending your point here, but it made my mind immediately jump back to a show I watched as a child, where two characters were setting increasingly weird and arbitrary rules for a third, artist character what he had to do to be considered an artist, such as ''An artist has to wear green'' or ''An artist has to be tall.''
Well, I would ask you “do you struggle to stay creatively motivated?”
If you don’t, then you might not need other means to spark that motivation - you’re already doing what works for you
@@AdamDuffArt Fair enough, and yes I do. I suppose it just doesn't take that form for me.
Really needed that one. Thank you!
Had some issues as of late when it comes to my desire to create.
Your talks always seem to come at the perfect time :D
Great music choice!
Thanks a lot keep it up
yeah he speaks almost every time on the right moment for us
This video has so many things/ key points that I've been pondering upon lately, it's truly a gem of a video!! wow, it's impressive actually!! Thanks for sharing =)
Hi Adam, first of all thanks for this video and all the others in your channel, as a beginner artist, I love to hear your perspective on the subject. I felt a bit heavy hearing this one however, and I think it is because as much as I agree with you that having an inspiring space or artistic self expression will help you get a flow of creativity, these things are usually not easily achievable in most of my life or among other artists I know.
Unfortunetly we work in far from ideal places, usually noisy and not ours so we can't really customize it. Even when I get in flow sometimes there's always a disruption or something else going on that I need to address and will pull me right out of it, especially if I consider family. And I know the importance of what you're talking because I feel it everytime I can reach this inspiration and creativity moments. I guess I just feel very frustrated that in this point of my career and with responsabilities I have today this isn't something I can truly grasp at most times, and I know how much better my work would be if I could. I guess I just have to push harder and work through that in order to reach future times where I'll be able to afford building this safe and productive evironment, even if it's just isolating with headphones or having the sufficient materials for my work. Anyway, I'll come back in the future and listen to it again in hopefully a better position ❤ Good luck to all!
you sir are wise beyond your years. truly a sage
i've been watching a few of these art talks and i absolutely love them
sometimes i think "but what about...?" and then you might address that in the video later on; that speaks of your thoughtfulness on the matter imo.
As usual, brilliant and inspiring, good sir. This is advice we can all implement. Thank you always. Much love from Georgia. --Keith
Great video! This is exactly what I had to do to get back into the swing of things.I took down all those "master painter" paintings and put up posters of Outkast, Wu Tang(the group and the movie characters), Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, a few DBZ, and the biggest poster of 1991 Xmen #1, with all the variant covers...that I could find. You gotta go with what drives you. I still have a big D-ring binder of all those classic paintings but I pull them out when I want to, Im not gonna have them on my walls becuase I think thats what Im supposed to be into as an artist.
True.The Power of Desire.The Might of Intention.The Grasp of Intuition.These are the Prime Movers of Creativity.
your mother's house sounds like a wonderful place to explore and just soak up the atmosphere and what i would love to do with a home🥰
21:08 no. i wish it was. maybe it’s depression maybe i’m a horrible person. but it rarely feels worth it to get up and go see them. even if i want to.
because i lost my passion and drive for art, for everything… it’s awkward. i have nothing to talk about. i let my art define me for years and now i’m nothing without it
this helped me immensely.
Oh this is a new video??? Very exciting to hear what sorts of thoughts you'll put forward in this one.
This really clicked with me: I have been too "practical" with my studio space most of the time, just setting up tables and drawers and stuff that "do the job" of allowing me to work.... but it ends up being too dull and uninspiring. I recall the giddy feelings I would get when I set up a space that was more "cocoon like" with cool inspiring things around, or even just drawing such a space with a character in it, imagining what it is like to be that character. I need to work on bringing that kind of thing back to my studio space. Thank you for the reminder!
To truly get back to that initial joy from those very first hesitant lines on paper has become lost fir a lot of artist. Trying to compete in a saturated market thus becomes comparison to others works and a cycle begins. What I truly learned throughout my life of art is it's never been about the finished piece but how I feel whilst creating. That's really the most important aspect of art. Fir me art is really is a kind of therapy 😌 a truly joyful experience
im now at my mid 20s and i again started to pickup drawing, it was my dream when i was younger, and i think now, im going to push myself really put effort into drawing, i started copying drawings of other lately, trying to replicate digital drawing using my pencil, but i've decided now that ill never abandon drawing again. because i want to recreate the things i think about and not just imagine them, i was always into fantasy may it be movies, anime, games or manga and novels.. ive always wanted to create my world of stories draw the characters, weapons and monsters that plays on the story of my imagination the worlds building, i want to tell stories through my drawings and im gonna push thrrough it even if it takes me years.. thank you, i listen to your vids when im drawing.. thank you.
thank you! I found this very inspiring :)
so much realization and learning after listening to this while me drawing
It really hit me so deeply, because I was passionate to this and that things but I never got the drive to do it because of things like video games such as elden ring, FFXIV, valorant and more. I keep consuming those types of entertainment rather than consuming things that are my passion. Well, it is my fault, video games are that fun!. Back to my point and realization it really hits me about the part that I should be consuming things that is my passions but instead I keep consuming video game content and loosing this passion to work on my interest because it is now replaced with these video game knowledge and curiosity. Thanks for the video it just made clear from what should I do and I shouldn't.
Dropping a sub! you just drop a eye opening lesson to me! would definitely listen and watch more of your videos.
This vid helped me get out of my art depression from all of the AI. I can draw again and have the hunger to do so.
Commenting a second time, but this video finally convinced me to try making a cake, thank you
The only youtuber that always is wait to post
Hey Adam, I watch your videos over 4 years now. A lot of stuff changed in my life since then, I finished highschool, dropped out of university, moved away from all my friends and family to be with my current boyfriend (which I love and do not regret moving here a bit). Me as a highly communicative and friendly person, I really miss all of them. I found my first job, a home office job, which was my financial saviour but grounded any personal contact with people for which I hoped so bad and to be honest its just repetetive and not creative job at all and it kills me. On top of that, I never had a art teacher that would actually teach me anything that I didn't already known and I feel really stuck, worrying that I won't get better at what I do and will never be able to find a nice job that I will love to the core. I just wanted to thank you for what you do for the comunity. You unite people, waking up the best of them and giving them hope, giving them the feeling that they are not alone when they need it the most. Thank you.
Well, I’m firstly touched that you’ve been on this journey with me for over 4 years - that’s honestly heartwarming
And I’m also very much with you and your longing for your friends - if anything it reminds us to not take those friendships for granted and remind them how much they matter to us
At around 20 minutes you really started talking to me. Thank you.
You're my step-art-dad.
Thanks for all your videos.
You so great with this videos ❤️🔥
we painted all the walls in the same place - from magic mushrooms to kngfu pandas... It was so refreshing for me to do this with the kids.
I honestly was really needing that lesson. I was just blocking my pleasure for making art
wow the artwork
This comment could be under ANY of your videos, it just happened to be this one bc I was watching it when this came to me. And I thought about sending it to you via mail or insta dm bc I would like this to be as personal as it feels to me, but then I thought why not share it with anybody who should stumble across this.
You are to me a person I look up to, someone who inspires me, someone I feel seen by, someone who talks in ways I can understand, in other words a redefinition of the work TEACHER. And I'm not even a visual artist / painter - I'm a musician but I still feel very home here on your channel and I just wanted to let you know. Thank you sm for doing what you do from the bottom of my heart ❤
Ps: LOVE your use of music btw :)
Consistency and environment are key, this is on the money....
In reference to desire, be careful what fuels it. However, what I would say is " stop analysing what you do and why you do it". Make art! If it brings you joy, just do it.
Martina Fačková is an incredible artist ! ❤🔥
What a great video
....my life feels validated...
Thank you
Hmm interesting video. My point of view is that everything starts with Love>desire>passion. What you guys think?
Hmmmm - you definitely have me thinking there
Rings true to me.
I find that passion most often just comes to mind when whatever you love doing gets rough in some way. So funny enough, the german word for passion is "Leidenschaft". If you add just 2 characters - a space and an additional f, writing it as "Leiden schafft" it suddenly translates to suffery creates/ achieves.
Yep. Correct. And then, leaning into the imperfections and a series of happy accidents along the way, if you have enough passion to sustain you, you’ll find your voice.
For me the three of them are the same really. *shrug* I have never known a single situation during art process without starting off without all three of those at the same time.
okay I'm In!
When you walk allow the flowers to bloom behind you because you are bringing life with every step you take.
Your helping me
👏🖤 ha just earlier today reading a bit of Alice
Thank you
Thank you.
This reminded me of a moment when a couple came to our house and knew I was a cartoonist. The gal was all like.. ooh..let's see your studio! I think I know what she was expecting.. figurines, toys, walls covered with art, my online friends latest kickstarter produced art books all neatly sorted and displayed for maximum effect, tools of the trade nicely set out on the drawing table, next to stacks of sketchbooks, etc..
Reality check...I share this 13 ft. space with the laundry, my drawing table was clear..mainly because I'm digital these days, there's a work table for my occasional sewing habit and there's patterns on nails on the wall, machines clustered with no adorable self-made covers. The other side has my Cintiq and desktop, printer/scanner and a few inspirational art books sitting on the printer so I can have them at arms reach. One is falling apart because I look at it so often. Oh yes, and sometimes there's some extra items stored in there from a Costco grocery run.
After the 2 second studio tour, she was diverted by my husbands anime, and I sat down talked some shop with her husband, who was a writer.
My favorite music to listen to while doing art is the Made in Abyss soundtrack, by the composer Kevin Pinken. Even if you don't watch anime, I'd highly recommend listening to the soundtracks. It always gets me in that headspace this video describes.
The entire concept of tailoring my artistic environment, my space, my wardrobe, my work desk into something inspiring is really stressful. I kinda know how to draw, I have no idea how to decorate >
How is it that I'm finding myself dwelling on a topic and trying to face it down, but here you are doing an art talk on it?
Maybe this is the answer I was looking for. I'm an artist, got a degree in fine arts. I realized some point during the pandemic whatever desire I had to draw just died. Mind you up until then, my day to day life was. Wake up look at Twitter for art I liked. Go to school or work, return home for dinner and draw till 2 A.M and wake up at like 6 or 7 almost every morning. It's been about four years since, I basically quit drawing.
Somewhere along the way I lost whatever kept me engaged. I lost touch. What kept you engaged (lovecraftian stuff), I lost that. Just one day none of my interests engaged me in the way it did you. I couldn't tell you what changed, but it felt almost like the world bored me, and maybe that's why I can't draw anymore. Granted it's not like, I'm not trying to find something that brings me joy. I'm looking around all the time for something new and interesting, but everything I try just feels dry and uninteresting. Maybe I'm on the right track to keep looking though, cause I thought maybe I was on the wrong track. So thank you.
Hidden gems right here. "Constructive criticism" like the music but your voice is a little light in comparison.
Thank you 💓
But im really struggling with identifying my style, bc i like so many different things and i have no idea how to fit it in my works and even in my life._. its overwhelming
That’s one of the most common topics that I discuss with my students during consultations - you definitely aren’t alone in your overwhelm
Ok, this was a really great talk. I'm actually only at 9:13 but this is epiphany material. Thanks!
Must watch
Oi oi oi . Hits to close to home 😅👍
I'm an architect and I graduated recently I'm from Egypt.
I now starting to take some time maybe 6 months to level up in programs and other things. and finally, with enough knowledge, I will start my architecture forum.
art and architecture are no different in meaning I believe thanks to you.
can you please give me some insight?
should I start posting right now or take time to gather around for more knowledge.
Thank you for all your videos.
100% AGREE
love
26:00 lol that smart and cool ty xD
I'm so glad this video showed up in my suggested algorithm. You have given me world-changing advice. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and much love!🙏💗
Being an artist is more than they way you handle your material. It starts with a different perception. The way you lead your attention.
I’d love to hear you elaborate more on this. Do you have any examples of how you apply your attention differently?
@@littlejoker2569 well for example experiencing negative spaces. And shifting between fore and backgrounds. Or focussing on the way all kinds of contrasts work
@@littlejoker2569 also getting a feeling for composition, ratios and rhythm. It transcends material....
@@littlejoker2569 maybe youve heard of Betty Edwards, she has done some research since the 70ies
Interest and practice is already quite a lot.... creating new images is a reward in itself. We should abandon the mainly capitalistic view of success. You are an artist already if some people call you as such...
Other artists: create a magical world in their studios. Me: I'm grateful that I have money to pay for electricity and internet XD
@@21cormorants Agreed. To stay in touch with my artistic inner vision, I had to tap into my spiritual development. I'd be doomed if I relied on decoration to give my best (supporting my mother and brother is a priority for me, so I'd think twice about spending resources like that).
I first found this channel while searching to learn more about progressing in life, like self-help channels usually do, and I have been pondering on more than what I thought I would be. I had one question burning in my mind before the first video I listened to, but now I have two: How do I know I am ready for something that I have been trying to prepare for? More relative for an artist or a creator, how do I know if I have a "Planeswalker's spark" equivalent to creativity, if there is a way of knowing besides having numerous ideas, places, or bits of potential flying in and out of view of the window that is the mind? I suppose what I'm asking with my second question is, "Could I also be a creator/artist (if I get over myself)?"
In response to your final question, sure. Just start making stuff or learning the ways of making stuff. Learn, play, fail, do again a little better.
For an artist it’s putting visuals to an idea you have.
Or rather anyone who has an idea.
So don’t worry about labels or identity or what you’ve done before.
I think it’s probably very common to carry around self narratives or presumptions about who are and what you’re “allowed to do.” It’s all kinda bogus though.
If you have the means to create, do it. Don’t let the limiting thoughts decide how you will live your life. I have to remind myself this occasionally.
A like and a subscribe ain’t enough to show you my appreciation for this lil chat
I try to immerse myself in the stuff that relates to my artistic vision and purpose and stuff, but sometimes I feel like I’ve overexposed myself to these things and it doesn’t have the same feeling it used to, does anyone else experience this and is there any way to fix it
I kind of want my room to say "futuristic gothic fantasy forest"
I must take a moment away from this awesome video to ask you this, Adam: How are you managing the pain / disc hernia?? I am going through EXACTLY the same thing, going on two months now, and I’m really tired of the pain! I’m actually getting used to it. :(. What are you doing to manage? Are you having surgery at some point? Okay…back to the video…
I can't find the song! are you sure it is "obscurity by artie son"?
Great video as usual, but I was searching the internet for the song you used at the end and can't seem to find it, so I wonder if there's a typo or something. The closest artist I could find is named Ardie (with a d not a t) Son, who does make similar music, but I can't find a song of his named Obscurity.
the songs name is Aftershocks by ardie son idk why he named it obscurity.
@@kostantinosky Thanks!
I hate passion. I want adherence. I want my routine to be a reflection of who I am as a person. I want the path of least resistance and I want it to never end. I mean it passionately.
Do you mean this genuinely? If yes, would you care to elaborate how do you come to this point of view? It's so interesting to me because I somehow love passion so much that I can't decide if passion is overrated or not
@@paramithaputranti I have this idea that forming a habit is a much stronger and sustainable goal to maintain than always relying on passion or inspiration to make things happen. Once you achieve adherence you don’t even have to “be disciplined” or “love what you do”, things just happen as a consequence of your behavior. I want to think of my work as a good habit. I want to work to get there. I still am.
@@sr_bob i second this to an extent - cohesiveness and dedication (adherence) will definitely help. cultivating the habit will make it easier to overcome failures and blocks (speaking from experience after trying to cultivate a daily drawing habit the last few months -- i have more momentum now that i ever have in 15 years of being an artist) -- but, i do think that there needs to be an underlying goal (or multiple goals) for why you're doing it in the first place. maybe that's "passion" or maybe it's just "motivation" -- i'm not really sure.
@@rennley_ If i could rank these mental states I'd put motivation on the very bottom and adherence on the top. I guess I like the idea of forming a habit that is so ingrained in my system that I surpass this idea of "grinding" which is also not so reliable or healthy in the long run you know? IDiscipline is still not the ultimate goal because i still relate that concept to the idea of having to do it. I like the idea of drawing being as natural as brushing your teeth, it just happens. Below adherence everything seems fickle and unstable to me. I still brush my teeth even when I'm about to fall asleep. you know?
@@sr_bob I get what you mean somewhat, but it kinda feels mechanical to me.
Going further it would become an automated part of your routine and then thought would not be needed anymore, I think.
I don't think you could sustain creativity without it becoming stale without an underlying drive, and feeding your art with new impetus now and again.
Brushing your teeth is not a goal in and of itself, so to speak. it is so menial a task that it is engrained into you and becomes natural, but art is about expressing oneself and I think it require imput from the person. Unless you draw the same thing over and over again, I don't think you can reliably get it done without thinking.
I can't seem to find John Howes art studio photos, anybody can share if ya'll seen it.