Welcome to this ultimate guide to mindset for artivists, which will include:

• Part 1: The Difference Between Style and Voice

• Part 2: Personal Symbols

• Part 3: Aesthetic

• Part 4: Vision

• Part 5: Your Unique Edge

• Part 6: How to Integrate Your Style and Voice

Let’s dive right in!

Welcome to this ultimate guide to mindset for artivists, which will include:

• Part 1: Identify and Stop the Self-Sabotage

• Part 2: Powerful Mindset Shifts

• Part 3: Uncovering Your “Why”

• Part 4: Building Creative Habits

Let’s dive right in!

Uncovering and developing your artistic style and voice along your artivism journey is a deeply personal experience that combines self-exploration, experimentation, and reflection. That’s what we’ll be focusing on in this series of posts.

But first, in this introductory post of this series, I will focus on the difference between style and voice because I often see them mixed together and confused.

Without further ado, let’s dive in!

What if I told you that making ugly art is one of the most important parts of your creative practice?

It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it, especially since we’re always striving to make something beautiful and meaningful.

But here’s the truth: if you only focus on making “good” art, you’ll limit yourself. You’ll hold yourself back from experimentation, growth, and the possibility of discovering something truly special.

Below, you’ll find a video where I talk about ugly art, why it’s essential, how it helps you grow, and why embracing it could be the breakthrough your creative practice needs. You’ll also find these ideas expanded on and tailored for artivists in the text below.

Without further ado, let’s dive in!

Self-sabotage is incredibly common in the creative and artistic fields, perhaps even more so than in other industries. Add the pressure of making something with the intention of contributing to social change, to highlight a topic you’re very passionate about, or just channeling your rage into a non-violent act, could add to the self-sabotaging tendencies.

The good news is that we can identify our self-sabotaging tendencies and stop them from hindering us from our artivism.

There are, in particular, 3 common areas of self-sabotage for creatives:

• Fear

• Perfectionism

• Overworking and burnout

Let’s go through them one by one.

It’s more important now than ever to stand up for what you believe in. As an artist and creative, you can use your creativity and art to show your support by making art with specific topics and movements in mind to bring awareness to social issues and injustices of your choice.

In this guide, I’m covering the following:

• What is Artivism?

• Benefits of Artivism

• Dealing With Resistance, Doubt, and Fear

• Taking Care of Your Health and Well-Being

• How to Make Art for Activism and Social Change

Without further ado, let’s dive in!