Artists on Art: How They See, Think & Create

by Holly Black

Overview

Through a carefully curated selection of quotations, images and interviews, Artists on Art reveals what matters most to the masters. You'll discover how the giants of the different artistic genres developed their distinctive visual styles, the core ideas that underpin their practice and, most importantly, what art means to you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786278852
Publisher:	Laurence King Publishing
Publication date:	02/15/2022
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,054,270
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Holly Black is an arts journalist and Managing Editor at Elephant magazine. She has written for publications including Aperture, AnOther, The Art Newspaper, House & Garden, and Wallpaper.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Yasumasa Morimura 8

Njideka Akunyili Crosby 10

Marina Abramovic 12

Katsushika Hokusai 14

Lisa Reihana 16

An Interview with Lisa Reihana 18

Cao FEI 22

El Anatsui 24

Mark Rothko 26

Marisol Escobar 28

Theaster Gates 30

Max Beckmann 32

Jenny Holzer 34

Ibrahim El-Salahi 36

Felix Gonzalez-Torres 38

Lubaina Himid 40

Abdoulaye Konaté 42

Lee Bul 44

Shilpa Gupta 46

Tracey Emin 48

An Interview with Tracey Emin 50

Arthur Jafa 54

Susan Hiller 56

Kerry James Marshall 58

Nam June Paik 60

Anselm Kiefer 62

Barbara Kruger 64

Yayoi Kusama 66

Nástio Mosquito 68

Michelangelo 70

N.S. Harsha 72

An Interview with N.S. Harsha 74

Gerhard Richter 78

Gabriel Orozco 80

Wangechi Mutu 82

Saloua Raouda Choucair 84

Grayson Perry 86

Rembrandt Van Run 88

Jenny Saville 90

Iván Navarro 92

Zanele Muholi 94

Cindy Sherman 96

Victoria Sin 98

An Interview with Victoria Sin 100

Yinka Shonibarembe 104

Hito Steyerl 106

Mickalene Thomas 108

Nari Ward 110

Mona Hatoum 112

An Interview with Mona Hatoum 114

Toyin Ojih Odutola 118

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun 120

Ana Mendieta 122

Al Weiwei 124

Louise Bourgeois 126

Further Reading 128

Credits 128

Editorial Reviews

"With its particular focus on a diverse, international group of contemporary artists, this monograph will serve large public libraries, academic libraries, and museum libraries that support art programs." - Library Journal ,

From the Publisher

10/01/2021

"Artists offer a unique way of viewing the world," writes arts journalist Black, who assembles quotations from 50 artists in this densely written but informative survey. There are two pages for each artist, with quotes from their speech or writing, an overview of their art practice, and one image of an artwork. The artists represented here include Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Hokusai, as well as blue-chip contemporary artists from around the world (Ai Weiwei, Yayoi Kusama, Marina Abramovic, Jenny Saville, Njideka Akunyili Crosby). Black also conducts interviews with five artists (Tracey Emin from the UK, N.S. Harsha from India, Palestinian Mona Hatoum, Canada-born Victoria Sin, and Lisa Reihana from New Zealand), discussing in depth how and why they make art. The book also includes a list of sources for the artists' quotations. VERDICT With its particular focus on a diverse, international group of contemporary artists, this monograph will serve large public libraries, academic libraries, and museum libraries that support art programs.—Denise Miller, Cincinnati & Hamilton Cty. P.L., OH

Library Journal