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The work of art

Austin Kleon • 2417 implied HN points • 30 Apr 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Collage Creative Process Editing
  1. Not being concerned about being liked can free up your creativity. It allows you to express yourself more freely without the pressure of pleasing others.
  2. Having a clear sense of taste is important in creative work. Knowing what you like helps you to articulate your preferences and make better choices.
  3. Editing is more than just correcting mistakes; it's about improving and refining your work. Great editors help you see what's missing and guide you to enhance your creation.

Making mixtapes

Austin Kleon • 2218 implied HN points • 19 Mar 24
🎶 Music Collage Playlist Listening
  1. Making mixtapes can be a fun and creative way to enjoy music. You can use old cassettes to create something new and personal.
  2. This activity involves covering old songs and artwork, allowing for a fresh mix that reflects your current favorites.
  3. It's a great way to explore music and share it with others, helping to connect through your favorite tracks and discover new ones.

Handmind is heartwork

Austin Kleon • 2457 implied HN points • 05 Mar 24
🎨 Art & Illustration Collage Creativity Craft Design
  1. Creating by hand connects our thoughts with our hearts. It helps us slow down and be more mindful about our work.
  2. Working with crafts can be a powerful way to express ourselves. It combines our ideas with physical creation.
  3. Collaboration and conversation can inspire new ideas. Sharing thoughts with friends can lead to meaningful projects.

Printmaking with the sun

Austin Kleon • 1458 implied HN points • 11 Jul 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Collage
  1. Summer is a great time for art activities, like making sun prints with nature's elements. It allows you to connect with the outdoors and be creative.
  2. Cicadas are fascinating and have a long history in art, which can inspire our perspectives during summer.
  3. Creating prints and collages from found objects can be a unique way to memorialize nature and reflect on life's cycles.
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Collage problems

Austin Kleon • 1518 implied HN points • 28 Jun 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Collage Visual Arts Creative Process Mixed Media
  1. Collaging can be a fun and calming way to process thoughts. Just gluing random things together can help find new ideas.
  2. Using technology like a photocopier can make collage work easier and more efficient. It's a simple way to create many copies of an image you like.
  3. The most important aspect of collaging is to have fun and not take it too seriously. Sometimes, just playing around can lead to great creative outcomes.

The simplest cut

Austin Kleon • 1398 implied HN points • 07 Jun 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Collage Creativity Visual art Mixed Media Art Techniques
  1. Making collages can help spark creativity when you're feeling stuck. It's a fun way to combine different ideas and get inspired.
  2. The 'Simplest Cut' is about making minimal changes for a big impact in your art. Sometimes, just a little twist can create something new and interesting.
  3. You can apply this idea to words too by mixing up headlines or phrases. It can lead to funny or clever results that tell a story.

What was the GAN?

Cybernetic Forests • 119 implied HN points • 26 Nov 23
🎨 Art & Illustration AI Art Digital Art Collage
  1. Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) were innovative in AI art, generating images based on existing datasets and patterns.
  2. Artists using GANs had more control over their datasets, shaping the outputs with their own images and deciding what to include, unlike modern Diffusion models.
  3. Training and working with GANs was an experimental process, where artists had to understand the algorithm's perspective and engage in a technical dialogue to create art.

Hope this finds you well

Austin Kleon • 799 implied HN points • 19 Nov 21
🎭️ Culture Art Literature Music Poetry Collage
  1. Creating collages from magazine type can be a fun and creative activity. It's a great way to express yourself using found text.
  2. Reading is a wonderful escape, and a novel about medieval nuns can be a perfect choice for late-night adventures. It’s engaging and might resonate with anyone who’s ever struggled with sleepless nights.
  3. There’s always interesting news in music, from unexpected collaborations to quirky music platforms. Keeping up with music can be a fun way to discover new sounds and artists.

Rooster King Project Launch

Transmissions from the floor • 15 implied HN points • 09 Apr 24
🎭️ Culture Art Memoir Media Collage Storytelling
  1. The Rooster King project is a creative blend of stories, images, and sounds that form a multimedia memoir. It's designed to be an enjoyable experience as you scroll through different pages.
  2. This project includes personal tales that explore significant life events, particularly the challenges faced after 2016. It's a mix of fun and serious themes, packed into seven stories.
  3. There's a goal to inspire others with similar creative ideas and even provide a way for them to create their own projects like this in the future.

Do Not Research: Random Forest: A Reading Room

Do Not Research • 19 implied HN points • 16 Oct 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Exhibition Artists Installation Literature Collage
  1. ISTANBUL’74 presents _Random Forest_ (A Reading Room) by Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe with Boo-Hooray
  2. The exhibition in Istanbul includes a site-specific reading room inspired by William S. Burroughs’ _The Electronic Revolution_
  3. The artists focus on language, words, and books as foundations for artistic methods like cut-up, collage, and disruption