Artist and writer Austin Kleon has compiled a whirlwind of quotes to help you “Steal like an artist”. Kleon is the author of Newspaper Blackout, a book of poetry reclaimed from the pages of The New York Times.
Kleon gave the above talk to The Economist’s ‘Human Potential Summit’ about remix culture and the minor revelation that “you are a mashup of what you let into your life”..
Inspired by the phenomenal work of Kirby Ferguson and his Everything Is A Remix series, and the profound musings of Maria Popova at Brain Picking, this site aims to document and celebrate the art of appropriation and remix culture.
From Community to Like A Version, and Van Gogh to Dr Suess the best moments in art and life can come from connecting the dots already surrounding you.
Although T.S Eliot probably said it better:
“The most individual parts of his work may be those in which the dead poets, his ancestors, assert their immortality most vigorously”..
Hope you can stick around, say hello and come along for the ride.
