Pablo Picasso. Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle, 1914
20 easy, mind-expanding ways to be much more creative from The Guardian
- work across film, photography, print, performance, writing and text, drawing is not the only creative output
- it's never too late to create, open yourself to new things all the way through life
- find your space, it could be walking, driving in silence, your desk, a garden. A space where you're in your own head
- get moving, explore outside in search for inspiration, have a dance party, shake things up
- looking is a skill. being creative is all about looking at the world and taking in information in a different way
- keep an ideas notebook or sketchbook, jot things down when you wake up, throughout the day, and in bed. draw people.
- take pressure off yourself to produce, do something else and trust it will come - it always does
- take inspiration from others – but know when to look away
- learn about the history of art, artists absorb other artists. if you've discovered a simple idea, it almost always existed
- consume other culture – comedy, punk bands, articles and posts from friends
- use mistakes to your advantage, perfection is overrated and mistakes are often far more interesting
- learn to love your own company, you spend a lot of time on your own while creating
- work out what time of the day you get into the zone. study the patterns. maximize on it
- create close to home
- work, work, work. artists don't switch off. "it's like a flow I can't turn off", capture the fleeting ideas you don't have the time for now, but later
- do something creative everyday. carry a sketchbook try to sketch each day
- Talk to strangers, your world and insights will open up as you hear a different worldview, even if you don't agree with them.
- don't force creativity – take a break to reset the creative flow, get out of the house and see the world go by, call a loved one, shake out the tension until you're ready to get to it again
- if all else fails - do nothing.
- be creative without realising. "everybody works in a creative way in order to survive life", "it is part of the human experience"