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• Art & Fear

  Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

  Bayles, David

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  A warm and straight-talking compendium of the creative wisdom compiled by artists during a series of late-night talks in dimly lit rooms. Art & Fear offers just the right type of sage advice to encourage anyone to engage with art or a creative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Your Brain on Art

  How the Arts Transform Us

  Magsamen, Susan

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  Compelling exploration of the deep connection between creativity and neuroscience. "Your Brain on Art" weaves together insights from both the arts and academia, revealing how the experience of viewing art can be meaningful through its impact on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Get the Picture

  a Mind-bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See

  Bosker, Bianca

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  Award-winning journalist & bestselling author Bianca Bosker delivers an unpretentious, humorous glimpse into the world of art by recounting time spent shadowing the obsessive, eccentric characters often found in art galleries, art fairs, museums and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A History of Pictures

  From the Cave to the Computer Screen

  Hockney, David, 1937-

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  Artist David Hockney and art critic Martin Gayford embark on a series of conversations about the making of art over time. Surveying a wide range of different media, from cave art to Youtube video stills, Hockney & Gayford delve in to how and why…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Book of Seeing

  Horrocks, Roger, 1946-

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  Kiwi writer, educator and cultural commentator Roger Horrocks reflects on a range of topics related to seeing, including The Nature and Experience of Colour, The Experience of Space, Seeing and Believing, and Seeing During the Lockdown. In doing so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Co-art

  Artists on Creative Collaboration

  De Wachter, Ellen Mara, 1977-

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  Through the process of interviewing twenty five different groups of artists, art critic and curator Ellen Mara De Wachter looks into the subject of how artists are currently working collaboratively in the art world. The book highlights the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Design as Art

  Munari, Bruno, 1907-1998

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  Inspirational twentieth-century designer Bruno Munari takes us on an illustrated journey into the world of art & design - providing an enlightening and entertaining exploration into the meaning of design and its relation to life, society and nature.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Portraits

  John Berger on Artists

  Berger, John, 1926-2017

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  Highly respected and often controversial novelist and art critic John Berger delivers a series of essays that gives us his fresh and unique take on some of the most famous artists in history such as Henry Moore, Degas, and Mark Rothko. Often…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking at Pictures

  Woodford, Susan, 1938-

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  This gorgeously illustrated and stimulating read by noted art historian Susan Woodford, attempts to provide the reader with the tools to be able to look at paintings in an inquiring and intelligent way, exploring many of the most important themes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Artist Project

  What Artists See When They Look at Art

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  This book is the result of a collaboration between the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and 120 contemporary artists from the USA and beyond, where each artist was asked to talk about how one particular work of art (or a group of works) from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking at Art With Alex Katz

  Katz, Alex, 1927-

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  Renowned American painter Alex Katz has had a long and fruitful career observing and thinking about art. With this lifetime of acquired experience and knowledge behind him, he acts as a guide and critic to many of his favourite works by legendary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Art as Therapy

  De Botton, Alain, 1969-

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  In this provocative book, philosopher Alain De Botton argues the eccentric and controversial view that art can help us to make sense of life and its many confusing aspects. He posits that art functions to help us deal with different psychological…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Simon Schama's Power of Art

  Schama, Simon

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  Noted and divisive historian Simon Schama gives us his own unique take on some of the best works by some of the most notorious artists in history, such as Turner, Van Gogh, Caravaggio and Rembrandt. Not content with just showcasing each work of art,…Read moreRead more of this annotation