The reason to copy your heroes and their style is so that y… - Austin Kleon

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The reason to copy your heroes and their style is so that you might somehow get a glimpse into their minds. That's what you really want - to internalize their way of looking at the wold. If you just mimic the surface of somebody's work without understanding where they are coming from, your work will never be anything more that a knockoff.

Austin Kleon

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative · February 28, 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983) is the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going.

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the “lone genius” myth: An individual with superhuman talents appears out of nowhere at certain points in history, free of influences or precedent, with a direct connection to God or The Muse.

You have to be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else — that’s how you’ll get ahead.

You need to find a way to bring your body into your work.

The reason to copy your heroes and their style is so that you might somehow get a glimpse into their minds. That's what you really want - to internal… - Austin Kleon

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