Marshall and Stan have another book club episode, this time discussing “Art and Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland. The book explores how fear inhibits an artist’s work and the way in which an artist can confront their fears to help them create. Some of the topics covered include the difference between stopping and quitting, how you can be the best version of yourself, the way we are similar to geniuses like Mozart, and more.
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00:00 - Intro
05:04 - Book discussion starts
06:11 - The Nature of the Problem
09:35 - Art & Fear
37:03 - Fears About Yourself
42:41 - Talent
43:44 - Perfection
46:49 - Annihilation
48:20 - Magic
52:28- The World is Not Yet Done
56:22 - Outdated ideas (pre-social media)
01:01:50 - Teaching
Show Links (some contain affiliate links):
Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland -
Cooper’s Haircut -
War of Art by Steven Pressfield -
Picture This by Molly Bang -
The Art Spirit by Robert Henri -
Stephen De Staebler -
The Psychology of Performance by Eddie O’Connor -
Ira Glass speech -
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy -
Legs by William Kennedy -
Jeff Watts -
Kim Jung Gi -
Norman Rockwell -
Photography of David Bayles and Ted Orland -
Kirsten Zirngibl -
George Pratt -
Sterling Hundley -
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Intro Jingle - Tommy Rush ()
Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra