Countdown to Aphorisms
With one week until Aphorisms for Artists appears, pre-ordering is basically just ordering.
Above is one of my author’s copies of Aphorisms for Artists by Walter Darby Bannard, which comes out at Allworth Press one week from today. Behold, it is a dimensional, tangible thing that you can grasp, rifle, and pat affectionately as well as read with great pleasure. Since pre-orders benefit sales ranking and cause downstream beneficent effects, I encourage everyone who is still thinking about picking up their copy to do so posthaste.
To my mind, this is one of the wisest books about art to appear as a trade paperback in a long time. I’m hoping that it will become known as The Art Spirit of its age, that teachers will direct their students to it for years to come, and that it finds treasured spots on studio bookshelves everywhere. I’ll be content if it helps a few artists here and there to make the work that they’re meant to make, all the more so if you or someone you care about is one of them.
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We are in the midst of an Asynchronous Studio Book Club reading of Totality: Abstraction and Meaning in the Art of Barnett Newman by Michael Schreyach. Obtain your copy and jump in.
Dissident Muse’s first publication, Backseat Driver by James Croak, is available now at Amazon.
Thanks for those great links. I did not find much of Darby‘s work in my cursory search yesterday (I was seriously underwhelmed), but the link you sent me changed my perspective entirely. I love that kind of work. And I located a copy of Jack’s book. What a fascinating artist he is. Thank you for your contributions.
I just pre-ordered the book, looks like a good one.
I was not aware of this man’s art. But I’ll take a chance on what he has to say.
I also looked up the artist, Croak, in relation to the book that just came out, and I was astounded by his work and sculpture, especially his drawing.
I wish someone would do a monograph of his work as he is well deserving.
I’ll probably pick up that book also. But the reviews have me wavering because I’m not at all familiar with today’s world of art today and embarrassed to say I never heard of this artist either.
I’ll take a win-win any day.