
This one encourages you to not worry about being original and focus on getting started. He’s written multiple New York Times bestsellers about the creative process of being an artist. So when your friend tells you this quote the next time you point out she just plain copied someone’s homework, you can tell her that’s not what Picasso meant.īut what did he mean? And why does it make sense for artists to imitate one another? That’s what Steal Like An Artist is about. He merely imitated his favorite artists a lot. Picasso didn’t literally steal other painters’ work. While it’s a very famous line, I doubt it’s being used in the right context a lot. How many times have you heard this quote?


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