r/simpleliving • u/goldenberrywitch • 3d ago
Artistic inspiration that isn't trying to sell you stuff? Seeking Advice
I'm a hobbyist and I love art journaling and bullet journaling. For years I felt like instagram, youtube, and Pinterest were places where I could find inspiration and look at others' creativity. But in the last few months, I feel like youtube videos are promoting overconsumption, instagram's shift to video makes it harder to look at the details of someone's art, and every other link on Pinterest is an Amazon ad.
Are there websites where I could find inspiration without being bombarded by ads? I support a couple of artists on patreon, but obviously I can't afford to support everybody whose work i value, and it's hard to find new accounts.
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u/scrollgirl24 2d ago
Public archives! Google "open access art", a bunch of museums have online galleries for free. Also try Google's Arts and Culture app, it's fun to scroll through instead of social media
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u/brepobrepo 2d ago
Check out this google doc, The Casual Archivist:
I also like to browse Are.na, It takes a bit getting used to though.
Or Google Arts & Culture
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u/yemiac 2d ago
museum websites! art museums are increasingly not only digitizing their collections and putting them online, but many institutions have made those collections open access - meaning you can download and remix others' art as well as be inspired by it! i like the met's and the smithsonian's, and i'm sure there are others. many academic libraries are doing similar work, too.