Reviews

Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by Ted Orland, David Bayles

katyab's review against another edition

5.0

Best book on art-making I’ve read yet. Didn’t expect that I’d find the harsh truths so comforting! This might be my bible now…

devourer_of_berries's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

icrunchie's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

purpleewe's review

funny inspiring medium-paced

4.75

hesafruit0000's review

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

radiocryptid's review against another edition

reflective

4.0

Great understanding of what it’s like for humans to make art what it’s been like for humans to make art what post modernism is and etc etc etc good read

grb123's review

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

laurathebookseller's review

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

aeosworth's review

informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

This book has a really helpful section on perfection that I often share with my students.

flatmtns's review

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Bears many more rereads! Pithy and on-point, better than anything else I've encountered in the genre