Art & Fear

Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

David Bayles, Ted Orland

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Souvenir Press Ltd
02 May 2023

Theory of art; Music; Writing & editing guides; Self-help & personal development; Painting & art manuals

Art & Fear is about 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. Drawing on the authors' own experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the internal and external challenges to making art in the real world, and shows how they can be overcome every day.

First published in 1994, Art & Fear quickly became an underground classic, and word-of-mouth has placed it among the best-selling books on artmaking and creativity. Written by artists for artists, it offers generous and wise insight into what it feels like to sit down at your easel or keyboard, in your studio or performance space, trying to do the work you need to do. Every artist, whether a beginner or a prizewinner, a student or a teacher, faces the same fears - and this book illuminates the way through them.

By: David Bayles, Ted Orland
Imprint: Souvenir Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9781800815971
ISBN 10: 1800815972
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 02 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Bayles is a writer, photographer, conservationist, and lifetime flyfisherman, He is the author and illustrator of Notes on a Shared Landscape: Making Sense of the American West. Ted Orland is a photographer, teacher and writer. A broad selection of his writings and photographs appear in his monograph, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity.

Reviews for Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

It has earned its reputation for being a useful, underground classic ... it's a pithy, though comforting read, written by artists, and gets straight down to what can hinder our development as artists, and why ... refreshingly absent of psycho-babble or opaque art-speak -- The London Group One of those books you want to tell everyone you know to read * LiveAboutDotCom * A book that artists continue to recommend and connect with ... It's concise, clear, compelling and worth coming back to over and over -- Artwork Archive A roadmap for overcoming the everyday obstacles of a creative life * Skillshare *