Managing a creative environment..

An artist's workspace or studio is somewhat of a 'safe haven' to them. It is a place that is full of inspiration to that individual, with minimal distractions and the artist is free to experiment and test their own abilities; Both failure and achievements are welcomed and accepted. 

The workspace should be stimulating to a persons mind, in that they can develop and and broaden their minds. Every creative environment is individual, whether it be a hired studio, a cramped office space or even a bedroom, it has to suit the artist's specific needs. It could be said that creating and maintaining such a workspace is a piece of art in itself. 

This seems to be the case for one artist's studio; Banksy. 

In the picture to the right we see the famous artist's studio, which could be said to be more like an exhibition! Rather than be practical, his creative workspace is more of an inspirational environment in which he could possibly reflect and analyse his skill and abilities. These sources of stimulus could also be seen as a form of 'collecting' in which he uses his own work to use as reflection and inspiration. This could be considered quite 'messy' to some people, but as said previously, this is only important to the actual artist. 

Very much in contrast to this, the image to the left is very spacious, open, and free; there is a sense of 'feng sui' to the room giving it a very calm impression. Some artists feel the need have such an environment. Keeping calm and collective can be helpful in concentration, there are no distractions from other people, places, and you are able to find everything when it is needed. As previously said, every workspace depends on the artist and what inspires them to be their best. 


In my creative environment at university, I show forms of 'collecting'. I like to surround myself with inspiration, from pieces of art I find at random to pieces from my favourite photographers and artists. Listening to music also keeps me calm and strangely concentrated as most people find it a distraction. I also like to include work of my own, such as fine art drawings, photographs, quick sketches and paintings. I find when I surround myself with this they keep me motivated and remind myself of my potential to be more creative and what I have already done.