inspiration—influence—reference

inspiration—influence—reference

March 22, 2010 6:10 am 0 comments

We will be revisting these ideas in near-future posts:

“Inspiration is that unexpected moment of discovery when the mind leaps to a new place triggered by something interesting. That something interesting can be a thing you’ve read, or seen on the street, or in a book or gallery, or a piece of music, or something really great or something really awful. For me it is often unrelated to my work and is completely unpredictable.

Influence is when you see something you like, usually work that is related to the work you do, and you absorb whatever it is you like about it and either consciously or subconsciously emulate it or somehow incorporate something of it into your own work.

Reference material is when you look at something specific and try to make something like that.”

—Marian Bantjes, via

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