Steal Like an Artist
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Steal Like an Artist
| Full title | Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative |
|---|---|
| Author | Austin Kleon |
| Published | 2012 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Kleon’s short manifesto that nothing is original and influence is the raw material — collect what you love, work where you can be seen, make the thing you want to see. |
Where I heard about it
- A reply to @WillManidis — named in answer to his question “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” in a thread on X, June 2025 — a creative-practice book rather than an industry book, which is how it read as a reply. The full set of replies lives on what is the single best book… (tweet).
- Recommended at Capital Camp 2019, as listed in A Berg’s Eye View’s “Lessons (and Books) from Camp”, saved by Kyle in April 2020 — Lessons and Books From Camp (A Berg’s Eye View).
Connections
- Creativity — the subject.
- Originality — Kleon’s argument is that the concept is mostly a misunderstanding of lineage.
- Apprenticeship — copying as the way the craft is actually learned.
- what is the single best book… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.