Expression

It may sound counterintuitive, but research suggests that quantity yields quality when it comes to creativity. In the book Art & Fear, David Bayles shares the anecdote of a ceramics teacher who conducted an experiment with his students. He divided the class into two groups.

Group A was to be graded based on the quality of the work they produced, whereas group B would be graded on quantity. To get a perfect grade, group A had to produce only one pot — the most perfect ceramic pot possible — while group B would have to create as many as possible.

The results are fascinating: when it was time for grading, the best work came out of group B, the “quantity” group. While group A was busy debating and theorizing, group B was dutifully creating pots after pots, and learning from their mistakes in the process.

From the <n>Sense Portraits</n> series by <n>Raw Color</n> for <n>Frame Magazine</n>, 2012.

<n>This Is the Color of My Dreams</n> (1925) by artist <n>Joan Miró</n>.

A motivational message for the 2024 <n>ARTISTS start of year meeting MasterClass</n>.

<n>Dying Life</n>, a generative artwork by AI artist <n>Alessandro Panigutti</n> with creative direction by <n>Adoratorio® Studio</n>.

<n>Ulva latissima</n>, a cyanotype by <n>Anna Atkins</n> from <n>Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions</n> (1843–53).

The digital illustration <n>The Creative Process</n> by artist <n>JoséPablo</n>.

Artwork titled <n>VULNERABLE</n> by artist <n>Helena Minginowicz</n>.

<n>Saul Steinberg</n>'s <n>Final Self-Portrait</n>, 1999.

A detail of the 'Choir of Angels' from <n>Gustav Klimt</n>'s <n>Beethoven Frieze</n>, 1902.

<n>Artist's Commute</n> by <n>Liana Finck</n>.