OUGD402: Austin Kleon Talk - Vampires & Human Spam SXSW

Relevant to PPP

The Vampire Test

During his talk he gave an analogy of The Vampire Test which said that if you come back from talking to someone feeling positive and energised than that person is not a vampire. Whereas if you remove yourself from them feeling drained and demotivated then that person is a vampire.

He does not like the idea that artists see every other artist as their competitors. He believes that you should network by making friends with likeminded people, not force your works upon them and promote yourself. It should be more of a community so that you can learn from others and teach each other. You will learn more from each other, as students than you will from a teacher because you are at the same level.

Human Spam

He also brings up a point of "not being human spam." Human spam are the type of people that ask you to follow them back. These are the types of people that promote themselves and force their work upon you.

"Sharing is an act of generosity. You're putting something out there because you think it might be helpful or useful to other people," says Kleon. "You're not just sharing it because it furthers your own agenda or it self promotes."

An extract from Steal Like An Artist

Show Your Work 

http://austinkleon.com/2014/02/19/10-ways-to-share-your-creativity/