Need new art studio playlists to listen to? Well, Artists Network and Artists Magazine asked readers to suggest songs for the entire creative process, whether you’re warming up creativity or winding down from a seriously productive painting session. And their recommendations did not disappoint.
Get ready to add some new tunes to your art studio playlists. But be warned, artists, some of these may just get stuck in your head! Enjoy!
Art Studio Playlists to Paint, Draw or Dabble
The relationship between music and art is a long and storied one. The two disciplines have influenced each other in ways obvious and subtle for more than a century. Painters such as Wassily Kandinsky sought to emulate music’s effortless evocation of subtle, almost unnamable emotions, resulting in a new, totally abstract form of painting.
Ready to break the silence in your art studio? We’ve got you covered. Need a thought-provoking melody to help you come up with your next idea? How about an energetic tune to keep you focused — or something peaceful for sitting back and admiring your work?
Assemble the perfect art studio playlists from the suggestions below and be sure to see how 37 successful artists incorporate music into their creative processes
Energy Builders
Charles Mingus (Photo by Bettman/Getty Images)
Get those creative juices flowing with these energizing tunes:
Queen of Peace by Florence + the Machine (suggested by Kate Plum)
Miss You by Alabama Shakes (suggested by Chelsie Nachreiner-Wickman)
Fight Song by Rachel Platten (suggested by Nancy Bradford)
Libertango by Yo-Yo Ma (suggested by Ana Maria Polanco)
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (Winter) (suggested by Marta Lucila Chellie Vega)
Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (suggested by Marta Lucila Chellie Vega)
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (suggested Carol Ciarapica Toth)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute (suggested by Patricia Schalbrack)
Living for the City by Stevie Wonder
Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac (suggested by Denise Lehrke)
Ain’t Nobody’s Problem by The Lumineers (suggested by Amy Elizabeth)
Titans by Vangelis (suggested by Chrissa Hanna)
Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac (suggested by Denise Lehrke)
Fuchsia Swing Song by Sam Rivers (suggested by Lori Joy)
Hands by Jewel (suggested by Jean Marie Bucich)
Free Man in Paris by Joni Mitchell (suggested by Tom Sullivan)
Dressed in Black by Sia (suggested by Carmel Morgan)
This Is Me by Keala Settle, The Greatest Showman Ensemble (suggested by Rachel Wirt)
Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars (suggested by Gloria Ruybal Muniz)
Green Onions by Booker T. & the M.G.s (suggested by Thomas VanArsdale)
Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones (suggested by Katherine Jalleh Northam)
All of You by Betty Who (suggested by Mai Vang)
The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel (suggested by Carlos Alberto Soto)
Walking With a Ghost by Tegan and Sarah
Intro by The XX
Moanin’ by Charles Mingus
You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
Baba O’Riley by The Who
Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
Electric Feel by MGMT
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