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Books : Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking |
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List Price: $12.95Amazon.com's Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%)Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 707
EAN: 9780961454739
ISBN: 0961454733
Label: Image Continuum Press
Manufacturer: Image Continuum Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 122
Publication Date: April 01, 2001
Publisher: Image Continuum Press
Sales Rank: 4595
Studio: Image Continuum Press
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Product Description:
An artist's survival guide, written by and for working artists. The authors explore the way art gets made, the reasons it doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way.
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Rating:  - If you need to be coddled...
ART AND FEAR, is a very good self help and motivational book. It's an easy read; you'll most likely finish it in one day. Because of its length I would recommend it to anyone. Short and sweet, how can you get hurt?
What you'll find in these pages are things you already know. You know that art making is hard and that it takes hard work to get by. These authors are warm and have a great way of coddling their reader and letting them know it's a hard thing to be creative and that it takes ... Read More
Rating:  - A must read for ALL types of artists.
This book is a great how-to manual for artists to navigate through the dicey waters of the art world, art school, or personal blocks to artmaking. It's great to have at hand when you are feeling uninspired, or nervous about making art. It's a good book to read in one sitting, great to flip through and read random passages as well.
This Christmas, how about giving your artist friend/relative something other than a sketchbook or pencil set? You will have helped them more than you can know.
Rating:  - Sometimes maddening....
I got a lot out of the first couple of chapters in this book, but more often than not, I was frustrated with the tone, the flow, and the style of writing. I sometimes stopped and asked myself, "What is the point they are trying to make?" It also had a sort of joyless and depressing tone. It was hard for me to finish. The language could have been more simple and flowing....it was a difficult read sometimes, and peppered with thoughts in parentheses.....frustrating. In all, it felt heavy and sad.
Rating: - Labor of love, love of labor
This book addresses flawed, fallible human readers, the ones who hopes to perfect craft despite their many and obvious imperfections. There is a lot to overcome: the inevitable gap between the vision and the actual result, the limits of materials and the difficulty of achieving their full potential, the times when inspiration seems to dry up, and the basic uncertainty that anyone will care about the eventual result. Even the term artist itself creates confusion, especially when capitalized into Artist. ... Read More
Rating: - Nothing is what happens while you think about making Art....
When I picked up Art & Fear, it was for personal reasons. I didn't quite understand why it was so hard to continue to make increasingly great photographs without feeling so naked. When you have a pro who's work isn't quite as good as yours but, due to a website, confidence, and experience he manages to get a bit further, questions arise about why even trying. This book will answer those question. Esentially, Nothing is getting done while you look at and think about art you want to make of any kind. ... Read More
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