Book contents
- The Artist’s Life
- The Artist’s Life
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Interviewees
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part IChildhood
- Part IIDiscovery
- Part IIICareer
- Part IVRealities
- 13Navigating Personal Relationships
- 14Making Money
- 15Different Creative Areas
- 16The Artistic Identity
- 17The Role of Culture
- Part VReflections
- References
- Index
15 - Different Creative Areas
Don’t want to box myself in
from Part IV - Realities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2025
Book contents
- The Artist’s Life
- The Artist’s Life
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Interviewees
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part IChildhood
- Part IIDiscovery
- Part IIICareer
- Part IVRealities
- 13Navigating Personal Relationships
- 14Making Money
- 15Different Creative Areas
- 16The Artistic Identity
- 17The Role of Culture
- Part VReflections
- References
- Index
Summary
Some artists specialize in one very narrow type of creative output while others create in a wider range of areas. In this chapter, artists talk about how they view their creative output. Some talk about how they focus their work in one area, others juggle more than one related domain, still others create in two quite divergent domains, and one artist talks about how she juggles artistic and more traditional careers.
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- The Artist's LifeThe Heartbeat of the Creative Person, pp. 104 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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