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“They looked only at the products and thought they saw God—they should have looked at the process.”
— Gloria Naylor
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Many artists do start with realism because it helps build foundational skills like observation, proportion, and technique. Over time, some move toward abstraction as they become more interested in expressing ideas, emotions, or experimenting with form and color beyond literal representation.
However, not all artists follow this trajectory. Some dive straight into abstraction, while others stick with realism their entire lives. It really depends on the artist’s interests, influences, and creative journey.
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Adam Grant: The surprising habits of original thinkers
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Let’s start successfully failing: Dr Niamh Shaw at TEDxUCD
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“The creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness. It is not like a drug; it is a particular
state when everything happens very quickly, a mixture of consciousness
and unconsciousness, of fear and pleasure; it’s a little like making
love, the physical act of love.”
Two Figures at a Window (1953) by Francis Bacon
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Trust the process.