“Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all.” CreativeNegativeCriticismIsolationCreative WorkNegative Criticism Author:Anton Chekhov
“all creative writers need a certain amount of time when they're creating something where nobody should criticize them at all - at all. Even if the criticism is valid or good, they should just shut up, and let that person create. Because at a certain point you have to make it your own - not the world's, but your own.” IfsWorldNeedsShouldPersonsCertainCreativeAmountCreatingCriticismCriticizeShut UpCreating SomethingCreative Writers Author:Gena Rowlands
“You see an artist, a creative person, can accept criticism or can live with the criticism much more easily than with being ignored. Criticism makes you feel alive. If somebody is bothered enough to speak vituperatively about it, you feel you have touched a nerve and you are at least 'in touch.' You are not happy that he doesn't like it, but you feel you are in contact with life.” IfsFeelsPersonsEnoughArtistSpeakAcceptingCreativeAliveCriticismContactTouchedNervesIgnoredBotheredNot HappyCreative PersonBeing Ignored Author:Saul Bass
“It is true that the discerning intellect of the world is always much in advance of the creative, so that there are competent judges of the best book, and few writers of the best books.” WorldBookCreativeJudgingCriticismIntellectCompetentDiscerning Book:Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson: (A Modern Library E-Book) Source: Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson: (A Modern Library E-Book)
“Mixtapes are extremely important, especially for New York or North East artists. They allow you to be creative, to get feedback and criticism, but most of all, it gets your name out there. I would say about 90-100% of my success was down to the mixtapes.” ImportantArtistNamesCreativeNew YorkCriticismEastBe CreativeFeedbackMixtapesNorth East Author:Joe Budden