Adjective. Creators can often benefit from the sharing of ideas and inspiration, as styles can grow together in a space of collaboration. In an artist collective, for example, artists are often united by a common source of inspiration, such as an ideology or aesthetic.

Examples

“Numerous white punk bands used reggae in their music in the U.K. throughout the ‘70s, inspired by black punk bands’ use of it….Black and brown punks were heavily influencing the scene.”

“The Very Black History Of Punk Music| AJ+.” Video. YouTube. Posted by AJ+, February 25, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIWDZ1xxdM.

“In the early modern period, there were roughly two forms of art collective. Those who sought to bring about social change by cultural means like the futurists. They looked towards the future where they envisioned a radically new way of life. Others, like the dada artists, represented the psychological consequences of the loss of a pre-modern existence and reflected that in their art. They spoke for a collective group, in this case those mentally and physically scarred by the First World War”.

Tate. (2020). Collective – Art Term. Tate. Retrieved from https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/c/collective.