Think Like an Artist
Author: Gompertz, Will
ISBN: 9780241970805
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2015
Pages: 208
Dimensions: 178mm x 130mm x 15mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Embrace your inner Picasso - wisdom and smart thinking from Da Vinci to Ai Weiwei
Why do some people seem to find it easy to come up with fresh, brilliant ideas? And how do they turn them into something worthwhile?
After spending years getting up close and personal with some of the world's greatest creative thinkers, the BBC's Arts Editor Will Gompertz has discovered a handful of traits that are common to them all. Basic practices and processes that allow their talents to flourish, and which we can adopt - no matter what we do - to help us achieve extraordinary things too. It's time to Think Like an Artist and ...
Become Seriously Curious
(Caravaggio's discovery of optical lenses changed art for ever.)
Think Big Picture and Fine Detail
(Turner transformed a masterpiece with a tiny dab of red paint.)
And realize ... It's Nearly Always Plan B
(Mondrian spent years painting trees before becoming a master of abstraction.)
ISBN: 9780241970805
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2015
Pages: 208
Dimensions: 178mm x 130mm x 15mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Embrace your inner Picasso - wisdom and smart thinking from Da Vinci to Ai Weiwei
Why do some people seem to find it easy to come up with fresh, brilliant ideas? And how do they turn them into something worthwhile?
After spending years getting up close and personal with some of the world's greatest creative thinkers, the BBC's Arts Editor Will Gompertz has discovered a handful of traits that are common to them all. Basic practices and processes that allow their talents to flourish, and which we can adopt - no matter what we do - to help us achieve extraordinary things too. It's time to Think Like an Artist and ...
Become Seriously Curious
(Caravaggio's discovery of optical lenses changed art for ever.)
Think Big Picture and Fine Detail
(Turner transformed a masterpiece with a tiny dab of red paint.)
And realize ... It's Nearly Always Plan B
(Mondrian spent years painting trees before becoming a master of abstraction.)
