Daybook: The Journal of an Artist

Daybook: The Journal of an Artist

A classic work for artists of all kinds, about reconciling the call of creative work with the demands of daily life, now with a new introduction by Audrey Niffenegger.

Renowned American artist Anne Truitt kept this illuminating and inspiring journal over a period of seven years, determined to come to terms with the forces that shaped her art and life. Her range of sensitivityâ€”moral, intellectual, sensual, emotional, and spiritualâ€” is remarkably broad. She recalls her childhood on the eastern shore of Maryland, her career change from psychology to art, and her path to a sculptural practice that would â€œset color free in three dimensions.â€ She reflects on the generous advice of other artists, watches her own daughtersâ€™ journey into motherhood, meditates on criticism and solitude, and struggles to find the way to express her vision. Resonant and true, encouraging and revelatory, Anne Truitt guides herselfâ€”and her readersâ€”through a life in which domestic activities and the needs of children and friends are constantly juxtaposed against the world of color and abstract geometry to which she is drawn in her art.

Beautifully written and a rare window on the workings of a creative mind, Daybook showcases an extraordinary artist whose insights generously and succinctly illuminate the artistic process.
Country USA
Brand Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781476740980
ReleaseDate 2013-10-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476740980

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781476740980
ReleaseDate	2013-10-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476740980

Daybook: The Journal of an Artist

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