ISBN: 0711293791 9780711293793

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers

Page count: 192

<p><b><i>Studios of Their Own </i>travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals of over 50 famous artists.</b><br><br>From <b>Picasso, to Hockney, to Caravaggio</b>, discover the eclectic creative spaces used by artistic visionaries, brought to life with evocative illustrations.<br><br>Crossing centuries, continents and genres, Alex Johnson explores these artists’ workspaces and habits. How do they practise their craft? What do they look for in a studio? Do they work in silence or with music… in a shared space or in solitude? How do they harness the light? And <b>how do their physical spaces affect and inspire their output?</b><br><br>This striking collection focuses on more than 50 international artists, including:</p><ul><li><b>Claude Monet</b>, who created an inspirational garden in which to work <i>en plein air </i>and paint his famous water lilies</li><li><b>Frida Kahlo</b>, forced to work from her bed, inspired by the lucky talismans she surrounded herself with</li><li><b>Jean-Michel Basquiat</b>, working in an old stable, could turn anything into canvas, walking and lying on his works as he created them</li><li><b>Lee Krasner</b>’s art dramatically changed when she moved from her small studio into the larger, light-filled one that she took over when her husband, Jackson Pollock, died</li></ul><p><br>In looking at the working lives of our favourite artists, <b>readers will be transported to other worlds</b>, as well as gaining a <b>deeper insight into the creative process</b>.<br><br><b>Also in the series: <i>Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write</i>.</b></p>