Bad Artist : Creating in a Productivity-Obsessed World.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lampert, Nellwyn.

Contributor:

Oakley, Pamela.

Smith, Christian.

Turnbull, Gillian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and society.

Creative ability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Victoria : Brindle & Glass Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

This anthology, edited by Nellwyn Lampert, Pamela Oakley, Christian Smith, and Gillian Turnbull, explores the challenges and triumphs faced by artists in a capitalist society. It delves into the struggle between creating for art's sake and the pressure to commercialize artistic endeavors. The collection includes essays and reflections from various contributors, discussing topics such as maintaining creativity amidst external pressures, the impact of long COVID on artistic processes, and the blurred lines between professional and amateur art. Through personal narratives, the book addresses the cultural norms that equate professional success with financial gain and offers an alternative perspective on the value of art. It is intended for artists and those interested in the intersection of art and commerce. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Epigraphy

Introduction

I

I’m So Lazy, I Can’t Stop Crying

In Defence of Giving Up

Learning to Love the Fallow Periods

Getting Off the Couch

Betrayal: The Bad Artist’s Greatest Act

The Murakami Method: Rewriting Long Covid

II

We’re All Mad Here

Just to Be

Writing as an ADHDer!

More Like a Garden

A Regulating Home

III

Gross Domestic Productivity

How Can You Write Poetry If You Don’t Go Outside?

Creating Outside the Boxes

Turning Down Syndrome into Art

Hummingbird

IV

I Artsy

How I Stay Creative While Working My Ass Off (For Someone Else’s Art)

No Magic Formula

The Lemurs Make Me Write Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781990071263

1990071260

OCLC:

1460465399