Artist to Artist: Inspiration & Advice from Artists Past & Present

Inspiration and Advice for Artists and Art Lovers....If you are an artistor you have an artist or art lover on your gift lista new collection of quotations speaks directly to you. Artist to Artist: Inspiration and Advice from Artists Past and Present brings together more than 1000 quotations from artists on 57 subjects ranging from creativity to solitude, technique to talent. Whether these ideas were expressed centuries ago or only recently, they have been gathered here as a way of showing the often diverse and even opposing views of art while making connections among kindred spirits, artist speaking to artist.....The editor of this collection has taken care to arrange the quotations to create a sort of ongoing dialogue among the 207 artists represented. At times it can feel like listening in on a conversation among fellow artists. .... Often the opinions expressed are diametrically opposed, revealing the diversity of viewpoints among artists of today as well as of the past. In the books preface, the editor expresses the hope that readers will find a sense of affirmation and renewed commitment as artists, or as a part of a larger community of those who share a passion for art. .... Artists and art lovers will find a wealth of delightful, witty, wise, thought-provoking, and inspiring words from Old Masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Titian; Impressionists such as Monet, Degas, Renoir, Matisse, and van Gogh; and modern masters from Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore to Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. .... The book is arranged alphabetically by subject, easily located thanks to headings at the top of each page. An index helps readers find quotes by individual artists. .... Enhancing the book's visual appeal are 18 black-and-white art works by some of the artists quoted, paired with apt quotations ranging from solemn to irreverent. For example, a lithograph by German artist Kthe Kollwitz called The Survivors accompanies her anguished words: "While I drew, and wept along with the terrified children I was drawing, I really felt the burden I am bearing. I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate. It is my duty to voice the suffering of men, the neverending sufferings heaped mountain-high."