'I always keep a copy of Art & Fear on my bookshelf' JAMES CLEAR, author of the #1 best-seller Atomic Habits 'A book for anyone and everyone who wants to face their fears and get to work' DEBBIE MILLMAN, author and host of the podcast Design Matters 'I've stolen tons of inspiration from this book ... and so will you' AUSTIN KLEON, NYTimes bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist 'The ultimate pep talk for artists' WENDY MACNAUGHTON, illustrator Art & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many creatives to give up along the way. Drawing on the authors' own experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the internal and external challenges to making creative work, and shows how they can be overcome every day. First published in 1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic, and word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and creativity. It offers generous and wise insight into what pushes us to sit down at an easel or desk, go to a studio or performance space, and try to create new work to put into the world. Every creative and artist, whether a beginner or a prizewinner, a student or a teacher, faces the same fears - and this book illuminates the way through them.

Ted Orlando is a seasoned and dedicated photographer who started out as Ansel Adams's assistant. Orlando was a member of the inner sanctum of photographers who transformed photography, he saw it all. And yet the book has more than this, it is the record of a life dedicated to a medium, of a young man struggling to become an artist in his own right and be a success. Orland's images, beautifully reproduced in this volume are arresting in their allusions, impressive in their breadth, and rich in their visual vocabulary. It also contains Orland's letters and a running diary of sorts that takes the reader into the holy temple of those fervent years when the anointed gathered along the California coast. -- Publisher description.

In the perennial best-seller Art & Fear, Ted Orland (with David Bayles) examined the obstacles that artists encounter each time they enter their studio and stand before a new blank canvas. Now, in The View From The Studio Door, Orland turns his attention to broader issues that stand to either side of that artistic moment of truth. In a text marked by grace, brevity and humor, Orland argues that when it comes to art making, theory and practice are always intertwined. There are timeless philosophical questions (How do we make sense of the world?) that address the very nature of art making, as well as gritty real-world questions (Is there art after graduation?) that artists encounter the moment they’re off the starting blocks and producing work on a regular basis. Simply put, this is a book of practical philosophy. As a teacher and working artist himself, Orland brings authentic insight and encouragement to all those who face the challenge of making art in an uncertain world. The breadth of material covered is reflected in chapters that include Making Sense of the World, Art & Society, The Education of the Artist, Surviving Graduation, Making Art That Matters, The Artistic Community, and more. The View From The Studio Door is the perfect companion piece to Art & Fear, and will appeal to a similar (and already-established) audience of students, working artists, teachers and professionals. For students’ benefit, The View is also modestly priced, with wide page margins for easy note-taking and annotation.

"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially—statistically speaking—there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets made all the time, so to equate the making of art with the workings of genius removes this intimately human activity to a strangely unreachable and unknowable place. For all practical purposes making art can be examined in great detail without ever getting entangled in the very remote problems of genius." —-from the Introduction Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. The book's co-authors, David Bayles and Ted Orland, are themselves both working artists, grappling daily with the problems of making art in the real world. Their insights and observations, drawn from personal experience, provide an incisive view into the world of art as it is expeienced by artmakers themselves. This is not your typical self-help book. This is a book written by artists, for artists -— it's about what it feels like when artists sit down at their easel or keyboard, in their studio or performance space, trying to do the work they need to do. First published in 1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic. Word-of-mouth response alone—now enhanced by internet posting—has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and creativity nationally. Art & Fear has attracted a remarkably diverse audience, ranging from beginning to accomplished artists in every medium, and including an exceptional concentration among students and teachers. The original Capra Press edition of Art & Fear sold 80,000 copies. An excerpt: Today, more than it was however many years ago, art is hard because you have to keep after it so consistently. On so many different fronts. For so little external reward. Artists become veteran artists only by making peace not just with themselves, but with a huge range of issues. You have to find your work...

A collection of stories by award-winning California writer Cris Mazza that reveal the open road to be not romanticized freedom but an unsettling loss of control While in many ways reaffirming the mythic dimension of being on the road romanticized in American pop and fold culture, Revelation Countdown also subtly undermines that view. These stories project onto the open road not the nirvana of personal freedom, but rather a type of freedom more closely resembling loss of control. Being in constant motion and passing through new environments destabilizes life, casts it out of phase, heightens perception, and skews reactions. Every little problem is magnified to overwhelming dimension. Events segue from slow motion to fast forward. Background noises intrude, causing perpetual wee hour insomnia. Imagination flourishes, often as an enemy. People suddenly discover that they never really understood their travel companions. The formerly stable line of their lives veers off course. In such an atmosphere, the title Revelation Countdown, borrowed from a roadside sign in Tennessee, proves prophetic. It may not arrive at 7:30, but revelation will inevitably find the traveler.

O clássico underground que se tornou, junto com O caminho do artista e Roube como um artista, um dos principais best-sellers sobre arte e criatividade. Criar arte não é fácil. Muitos dos que começam, desistem. Entre aqueles que continuam, a incerteza e a dúvida são uma constante, mas uma coisa os une: eles entenderam como lidar com os medos para, assim, seguir criando as suas obras. Muitas pessoas sentem vontade de se expressar pelos mais diversos meios – escrita, artes plásticas, dança, mundo digital etc. –, mas justificam de variadas formas a pouca dedicação para transformar seu desejo em algo real. Podem dizer que falta tempo, que não se acham boas o suficiente, ou ainda que não têm as ferramentas necessárias para avançar da forma ideal. Criar arte é revelador e perigoso. Assim que você começa, corre o risco de descobrir a enorme distância entre aquilo que você pensa que gostaria de ser e o que realmente é. Evitar o mergulho nessas águas profundas, mesmo que de forma inconsciente, já impede muitos de seguir adiante. Este livro, inédito no Brasil, é um convite para tomar seu destino nas próprias mãos. Seja você um artista iniciante ou experiente, ou um criador para qualquer meio, Arte e medo propõe uma conversa para ganhar consciência e desenvolver as ferramentas necessárias para nos relacionarmos com o mundo, encontrar caminhos possíveis para visualizar o próprio trabalho e seguir ao encontro do artista que estamos destinados a ser.

Dedicarse a la creación artística no es tarea fácil. A menos que seas un genio -y los genios nacen cada cien años- hacer arte es una auténtica carrera de obstáculos en la que la realidad y tú mismo se interponen en el camino. Tener talento, pasar de la imaginación a la obra, contar con la aprobación de los demás, mantener hábitos de trabajo, ganarse la vida. Los miedos y situaciones propios de la vida del artista son muchos y cotidianos, y estas páginas los repasan a través de breves píldoras reflexivas que desactivarán tus bloqueos y pudores. Desde su propia experiencia como artistas, David Bayles y Ted Orland te ofrecen esta serie de reparadoras y estimulantes sesiones de terapia. Con ellas, por fin, podrás hacer arte sin miedo a los peligros (y las recompensas) del mundo real.