The original muses were goddesses to whom poets prayed for the gift of divine inspiration. However, modern muses do not have to be beautiful deities, but they still have to have an ethereal and uninhibited quality that illuminates creativity and elicits the most original work from an artist. Sincere and creatively release the values that are the basis of your life if you want to be a muse, be it someone's or your own.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Inspire creativity
Step 1. Spend time with artists
Not every artist needs a muse, but in history many painters, photographers, writers, filmmakers, and choreographers have attributed their best work to the inspiration they received from someone special, who is usually also an artist. You could become someone's muse if your social circle is full of creative people, whether you create art or not. Find out where writers, artists, and musicians hang out in your city and start going there regularly.
For example, actress Edie Sedgwick used to hang out with Andy Warhol at his studio, The Factory, and they became close friends. He was so amazed by her beauty and presence that he created a series of movies for her to star in and nicknamed her his "superstar"
Step 2. Discuss original ideas
Although there are examples of muses whose beauty alone served as an inspiration, such as the anonymous girl in the Vermeer painter's pearl earring, muses are often as creative as the artists they inspire. A muse is a person who interacts intellectually with the artist and encourages him to have creative ideas that someone else would not really understand. To be a muse, encourage an artist to explore more, rather than stop it. There should be no discussions that are off limits.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were their respective muses in a way because they were intellectually in sync. They had the same political goals and believed that the best way to reach people and change the world was through art. Thanks in part to their relationship, they gave the world the most innovative music, presentation, and visual art ever seen
Step 3. Have no inhibitions
Rules, restrictions, and social norms can dampen creativity. It is impossible to think differently when you constantly keep perimeters in mind. A muse helps the artist to think beyond the confines of everyday life. When an artist is with his muse, financial constraints and social obligations are forgotten since what matters is creating something new. Help an artist to forget the weight that oppresses us as human beings and explore a different perspective if you want to be a muse.
Many muses in history have had a wild spirit, free from worry and that captivates the people around them. This was the case with Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, another pair of mutual muses who lived together in the East Village during the tumultuous 1970s. Smith's music and art and Mapplethorpe's photography changed the cultural landscape
Step 4. Be sexual
Although anyone can be a muse, the classic prototype of a muse is a beautiful, flirtatious and feminine spirit with an insatiable sexual desire. Sexual arousal can help stimulate creativity by reducing inhibitions and charging the body and brain with erotic energy. From Gala Dali to Georgia O'Keefe, countless muses have used the power of their sexuality to drive artists out of control and inspire some of the most beautiful work. In many cases, a muse is much smaller than the artist she inspires.
Step 5. Have an original style
You can be a muse without having a perfectly proportional body and a cute face. Do everything that makes you a different person. An artist's crusade is to create something the world has never seen, something truly original. An artist's muse is not just a model or a mannequin, but a source of energy and original life. For example, Pablo Picasso's muses, including Dora Maar and Marie-Therese Walter, helped him see the human body in a new way and inspired him to share his insights with the world.
Step 6. Create your own art
In this way, you will know what it means to implement an idea or a feeling and express it through painting, words, dance and so on. You will understand the emptiness that you get when you have a creativity blockage and the release that you experience when it is over and you can finally create again with the help of an external inspiration. When you become intimately familiar with the way creativity ebbs and flows, you can help a creative person who is struggling.
August Rodin's muse was Camille Claudel, a sculptor. He created some of their best and most famous work in her presence as he was inspired by the passion they shared. Unfortunately, Claudel did not achieve the same fame and success as Rodin
Method 2 of 2: Be Your Own Muse
Step 1. Let your imagination run wild
While it is true that having a muse can give you a new and creative perspective, a person's art should not depend on someone else's influence. You can be your own inspiration if you free your imagination. What creative ideas can you come up with just by exploring the depths of your mind? Do exercises to help you unleash your creativity.
Turn things around in your life and try something completely new if you feel like you're uninspired. Take a dance class or swap painting for photography for a while. Sometimes expressing yourself in a different way can open up new means of creativity
Step 2. Follow your original ideas
Instead of following people's way of thinking or judging your thoughts and putting them aside, model your art based on your original ideas. Do not let yourself be limited by the structured models imposed by the society or the institutions in which you were born. Follow all of your ideas, even the ones that seem negative, to see where they take you. Be your own muse by inspiring yourself with the weirdest concepts you can think of.
Step 3. Explore your emotions in more depth
It's easy to stunt our own creative motives by refusing to let our emotions get the best of us. However, some of the best arts expose you entirely to emotion. Displaying the deepest feelings of your soul helps you connect with your audience in new and creative ways. Rather than trying to regulate your emotions to make them more manageable, allow yourself to fully feel them. Try to create art when you feel a strong emotion and see how your hopelessness, anger or joy influence your work.
Step 4. Have a liberal lifestyle
Thinking differently will help you feel more creative. If you have a strict schedule and your days are mostly predictable, when will you have time to be creative and free? Give yourself more opportunities to feel uninhibited and creative energy, instead of always following the rules.
- Consider quitting several of your jobs in exchange for one that gives you more flexibility if you can live on a little less money.
- Spend time with other people who value creativity as much as you do so that you don't feel like you're doing the wrong thing by having a lifestyle outside of the social norm.
Step 5. Interpret your dreams.
Do you pay attention to your dreams? You cannot control dreams unless you are skilled in lucid dreaming. However, paying more attention to them is a good way to enter the free side of your brain so that you are a strange and unique person.
- Try to write down your dreams as soon as you wake up. That way, you will remember them better and can use them as a source for your art.
- Connect what happens in your dreams to your experiences and emotions and see what you can learn from them.
Step 6. Use your experiences as material
Your relationships, routines, encounters, reactions, and observations can all feature in your artwork. Find an original material in your daily existence. Explore your memories and your history, your personality and your preferences, and be inspired by your own way of seeing the world. There is no one in the world who is like you. Connect with what makes you unique and be your own muse.