Early muses (sources of inspiration) were goddesses to whom poets prayed for divine inspiration. A modern muse doesn't have to be a beautiful goddess, but it still has to have an infinitely subtle quality that can spark creativity and produce the artist's most original work. If you want to be a muse, both to others and to yourself, make openness and creative freedom the values that guide your life.
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Method 1 of 2: Inspire Creativity
Step 1. Spend time with the artists
Not all artists need a muse, but throughout the ages there have been many painters, photographers, writers, filmmakers, and choreographers who have mentioned that their best work is sparked by inspiration from someone special, who is often a fellow artist. Regardless of whether you are an artist yourself or not, if you have lots of creative friends, you may become someone's muse. Find places where writers, artists and musicians spend time in your city, and start becoming a customer there.
For example, actress Edie Sedgwick often spent time with Andy Warhol in his studio, The Factory, and the two became close friends. Warhol was so fascinated by Sedgwick's beauty and presence that he made a series of films to star in Sedgwick, calling Sedgwick his "superstar"
Step 2. Discuss original ideas
While there are many examples of muses who inspire inspiration solely from their beauty alone (for example, the anonymous girl who inspired Vermeer to paint Girl with the Pearl Earring), muses are often as creative as the artists they draw inspiration from. A muse is someone who relates to the artist on an intellectual level, thereby igniting creative ideas within the artist, which will not be fully understood by others. To be a muse, encourage artists to explore deeper, rather than limit themselves. No discussion is forbidden.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono became each other's muses, in part because they were intellectually compatible. Both have the same political goals. Both believe that the best way to touch people and change the world is through art. Thanks to that relationship, the two of them have contributed to the world some of the most innovative music, performance and visual arts ever
Step 3. Be limitless
Rules, prohibitions, and social norms can stifle creativity. It's impossible to think outside the box when you're constantly reminded of your boundaries. Muse helps artists think beyond the confines of everyday life. When an artist is with his muse, things like financial constraints and social obligations are removed, because what matters is creating something new. If you want to be a muse, help the artist let go of the burdens that limit himself as a human being, so he can explore different levels of thinking.
There have been many muses throughout the ages who had free-spirited souls, who fascinated those around them. That's exactly what happened to Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, another example of a couple who became each other's muses, living together in the East Village in the turbulent 1970s. Smith's music and performing arts and Mapplethorpe's photographic work have changed the cultural landscape
Step 4. Be sexual
While anyone can be a muse, a classic quality muse is a beautiful and seductive feminine spirit, accompanied by a great sex drive. The sexual drive can help fuel creativity, as it lowers inhibitions and fills the body and brain with erotic energy. From Gala Dali to Georgia O'Keefe, countless muses have used the energy of sexuality to push artists beyond boundaries and inspire some of their best work. In many cases, the muse is usually much younger than the artist he was inspired by.
Step 5. Have an original style
You can be a muse without having a perfectly proportioned body or a pretty face. Whatever thing makes you different, use it. The artist's mission is to create something the world has never seen before, something completely original. Muse are not just models or mannequins, they are an original source of energy and life. For example, a series of Pablo Picasso's muses, including Dora Maar and Marie-Therese Walter, helped him see the human body in a different light and inspired him to show that view to the world.
Step 6. Create your own art
If you create your own art, you will understand what it is to capture an idea or feeling and express it through painting, speech, dance, and so on. You will understand the emptiness of experiencing a creative blockage, as well as the release when the blockage is gone and can finally be created again with the help of outside inspiration. If you really understand the ups and downs of creativity, you can help others who are having a hard time.
Muse Auguste Rodin was a fellow sculptor, Camille Claudel. Rodin created some of his best-known works while with Claudel, feeling inspired by the feelings that emanated from their relationship. Unfortunately, Claudel did not achieve the same popularity and success as Rodin
Method 2 of 2: Be Your Own Muse
Step 1. Let your imagination run wild
While owning a muse can provide a new creative perspective, one person's artwork should not depend on the influence of others. You can be a source of inspiration for yourself if you let your imagination fly free. What creative ideas can you come up with just by exploring the depths of your own mind? Do activities that help unleash your creativity.
If you're not feeling inspired, break your routine and try something completely new. Take a dance class, or switch from painting to photography for a while. Sometimes, expressing yourself in a different way can open up new wells of creativity
Step 2. Dive into your original ideas
Instead of following someone else's mindset or belittling and discarding your own, create art based on your original idea. Don't let yourself be bound by ideas imposed by the society or institution you were born into. Pursue and follow all your ideas, even the bad ones, to see what results. Be your own muse by allowing yourself to follow all the ideas, even the weirdest ones, that come to your mind.
Step 3. Get deep into your emotions
It's easy to block the creative impulses within us by resisting powerful emotions. But some of the best works of art convey emotion across the board. Showing your deepest feelings can help you connect with the audience of your art in new and creative ways. Instead of trying to control your emotions, allow yourself to feel them fully. Try making art when you're feeling the most intense emotion, and see how feelings of hopelessness, anger, or joy affect your artwork.
Step 4. Have a free lifestyle
Thinking outside the box can help you feel more creative. If you always follow a tight schedule, and always stick to the same routine, when do you have time to be creative and free? Give yourself more time to feel the limitless creative energy, instead of sticking to the rules all the time.
- If you can live on less money, consider quitting your office job for something that will allow you more freedom.
- Spend time with other people who value creativity as much as you do, so you don't feel like you made a mistake for living a lifestyle that falls outside of social norms.
Step 5. Interpret your dream
Are you paying attention to your dream life? You can't control your dreams (unless you're a lucid dreaming expert), but paying attention to your dreams is a great way to harness the part of your brain that's free to be weird and unique.
- Try to write down your dream as soon as you wake up. That way, you won't forget, and can use it as a source of art.
- Connect dreams to real-life experiences and emotions, and see what you can learn from them.
Step 6. Use experience as a source of artwork
Your own relationships, routines, encounters, reactions and observations can all be displayed in your artwork. Find original material in your everyday existence. Explore your own memories, history, personality, and preferences, and get inspired by the way you see the world. There is no one else in the world like you. Use what makes you unique, and be your own muse.
