Studios of Their Own
Where Great Artists Work
by Alex Johnson
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Pub Date Oct 22 2024 | Archive Date Nov 15 2024
Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion | Frances Lincoln
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Description
Studios of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals of over 50 famous artists.
From Picasso, to Hockney, to Caravaggio, discover the eclectic creative spaces used by artistic visionaries, brought to life with evocative illustrations.
Crossing centuries, continents and genres, Alex Johnson explores these artists’ workspaces and habits. How do they practise their craft? What do they look for in a studio? Do they work in silence or with music… in a shared space or in solitude? How do they harness the light? And how do their physical spaces affect and inspire their output?
This striking collection focuses on more than 50 international artists, including:
- Claude Monet, who created an inspirational garden in which to work en plein air and paint his famous water lilies
- Frida Kahlo, forced to work from her bed, inspired by the lucky talismans she surrounded herself with
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, working in an old stable, could turn anything into canvas, walking and lying on his works as he created them
- Lee Krasner’s art dramatically changed when she moved from her small studio into the larger, light-filled one that she took over when her husband, Jackson Pollock, died
In looking at the working lives of our favourite artists, readers will be transported to other worlds, as well as gaining a deeper insight into the creative process.
Also in the series: Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780711293786 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 192 |
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"Studios of Their Own: Where Great Artists Work" by Alex Johnson (illust. by James Oses)
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Book description:
Studios of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals of over 50 famous artists.
From Picasso, to Hockney, to Caravaggio, discover the eclectic creative spaces used by artistic visionaries, brought to life with evocative illustrations.
Crossing centuries, continents and genres, Alex Johnson explores these artists’ workspaces and habits. How do they practise their craft? What do they look for in a studio? Do they work in silence or with music… in a shared space or in solitude? How do they harness the light? And how do their physical spaces affect and inspire their output?
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My thoughts:
As a high school Visual Art teacher, I really loved this book for the unique illustrated take on different artists' studios!
This book provides a very interesting glimpse into different people's spaces while also getting some of the more interesting and unique background and info that I wasn't already aware of.
For example, take this little blurb about Hokusai: "In the introduction to his series of illustrated books 'One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji' he wrote that he developed his artistic passion aged six, but that everything he drew until he was 70 was forgettable, and that he only started to partially understand the structure of flora and fauna from then on. He added that by the age of 100 he would reach 'the level of the marvellous and divine'." While I was aware of his longer career as an artist, I had not realized that Hokusai had only really felt like he was getting started at the age of 70! Talk about a lifelong journey and commitment to constant growth and improvement as an artist.
★★★★★
I would have never known this about Hokusai, as I have only ever gotten to know him from within the scope of his ukiyo-e printmaking alone. Once this book comes out to publishing, I plan on acquiring a hard copy of this book to keep in my art classroom for my students to peruse!
J
Clare E, Librarian
A very interesting book with lovely illustrations. I found there was just enough information on each artist and studio to provide an informative insight into the way the work and the place where they work.
This book would be a great addition to the bookshelf of any artist or anyone interested in art and where it originates.
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