The Art of Failure
- What are the similarities between the artists interviewed in this article? What are the differences?
- Is there anything discussed in this article that you can relate to?
- Do you believe that taking risks and pushing boundaries is important to the creative process? Why or why not?
- Do you experience fear of failure? When? How do you think it has impacted you positively or negatively?
- How do you think you can support your students as their teacher when they encounter the "fear of failure"?
1.) Each artist at some point was afraid of failing but pushed through and just did whatever it was that they were afraid of failing at. However, the journey to get there was different between the artists.
2.) I can relate to the part about finding balance of thinking you're tremendous and thinking you're horrible is relatable because it's something I struggle with. Expect, I am not over confident, I always think everything I do sucks.
3.) I 100% believe taking risks and pushing boundaries is crucial to the creative process, because if you don't push yourself you will never know your potential. If you don't take that risk with something, you'll never know what could have happen, who's eye it could have caught.
4.) I experience fear of failure everyday in my studio classes. It's an internal struggle I deal with because I'm afraid everyone will hate the risky things I want to do or that people will think it's crazy. I think this can be negative but at the end of the day, if I remember to keep pushing through that it can be positive.
5.) I think creating a safe, relaxed environment which encourages students to take "crazy" risks and express their true selves is a good start in supporting your students when they encounter "fear of failure," while also telling my personal story of my fears, and other great artists stories for proof that breakthroughs aren't possible without risks.
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