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Inside the Artist’s Creative Journey
The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing offers a detailed look at the creative processes behind various art forms, from novels and paintings to music and film. Through interviews and original sketches, it reveals the challenges, e
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Spotted by Maya Chen
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The highlights
- +Provides a rare glimpse into the artistic process across multiple disciplines
- +Includes firsthand accounts and creative materials like sketches and journal entries
- +Highlights the evolution of ideas from inception to completion
Perfect for
- +Artists and creatives seeking inspiration
- +Readers interested in the behind-the-scenes of art creation
- +Students of art, literature, and creative writing
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- Focuses on process rather than art theory or criticism
- May be dense for casual readers looking for light content
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What is the of art? In this guided tour inside the artist’s head, Adam Moss traces the evolution of transcendent novels, paintings, jokes, movies, songs, and more. Weaving conversations with some of the most accomplished artists of our time together with the journal entries, napkin doodles, and sketches that were their tools, Moss breaks down the work—the tortuous paths and artistic decisions—that led to great art. From first glimmers to second thoughts, roads not taken, crises, breakthroughs, on to one triumphant finish after another. Featuring: Kara Walker, Tony Kushner, Roz Chast, Michael Cunningham, Moses Sumney, Sofia Coppola, Stephen Sondheim, Susan Meiselas, Louise Glück, Maria de Los Angeles, Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett, Twyla Tharp, John Derian, Barbara Kruger, David Mandel, Gregory Crewdson, Marie Howe, Gay Talese, Cheryl Pope, Samin Nosrat, Joanna Quinn & Les Mills, Wesley Morris, Amy Sillman, Andrew Jarecki, Rostam, Ira Glass, Simphiwe Ndzube, Dean Baquet & Tom Bodkin, Max Porter, Elizabeth Diller, Ian Adelman / Calvin Seibert, Tyler Hobbs, Marc Jacobs, Grady West (Dina Martina), Will Shortz, Sheila Heti, Gerald Lovell, Jody Williams & Rita Sodi, Taylor Mac & Machine Dazzle, David Simon, George Saunders, Suzan-Lori Parks