Art & fear: observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking.

Bayles, David / Orland, Ted

Published by Santa Barbara and Eugene, Oregon: Image Continuum Press, 2001

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PAPERBACK, cover price $12.95, very good, top foredge slightly soiled, appears little used if at all. BAYLES, DAVID / ORLAND, TED. Art & fear: observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking. Santa Barbara and Eugene, Oregon: Image Continuum Press, 2001, 2d printing, 122pp., . "Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. The book's co-authors, David Bayles and Ted Orland, are themselves both working artists, grappling daily with the problems of making art in the real world. Their insights and observations, drawn from personal experience, provide an incisive view into the world of art as it is expeienced by artmakers themselves. This is not your typical self-help book. This is a book written by artists, for artists-- it's about what it feels like when artists sit down at their easel or keyboard, in their studio or performance space, trying to do the work they need to do." - CONTENTS: Introduction -- The Nature Of The Problem. A Few assumptions -- Art & Fear. Vision & execution ; Imagination ; Materials ; Uncertainty -- Fears About Yourself. Pretending ; Talent ; Perfection ; Annihilation ; Magic ; Expectations -- Fears About Others. Understanding ; Acceptance ; Approval -- Finding Your Work. Canon -- The Outside World. Ordinary problems ; Common ground ; Art issues ; Competition ; Navigating the system -- The Academic World. Faculty issues ; Student issues ; Books about art -- Conceptual Worlds. Ideas and technique ; Craft ; New work ; Creativity ; Habits ; Art & science ; Self-reference ; Metaphor -- The Human Voice. Questions ; Constants ; Vox humana. 9780961454739 ISBN 0961454733.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Art & fear: observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking.
• Publisher: Santa Barbara and Eugene, Oregon: Image Continuum Press, 2001
• Binding: Soft cover