''Being creative is not being original'', Austin Kleon

BBVA Aprendemos Juntos · Jan 21, 2020 · 58m

Convinced that “copy paste” is the foundation of art, writer and artist Austin Kleon has turned his thesis into a way of life. He defines himself as “a writer who draws”. His first best seller “Newspaper Blackout” is a book of poetry, which he created by re-editing newspaper articles with a permanent marker. “They look like haikus made by the CIA,” Kleon jokes. He grew up in the corn fields of Ohio. He worked as a librarian, web designer and advertising copywriter. But his success came after giving a presentation called “Steal like an artist”: “Picasso said that art is theft. David Bowie…