A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women) : Profiles of Unstoppable Female Artists--and Projects to Help You Become One

Celebrate 45 women artists, and gain inspiration for your own practice, with this beautiful exploration of contemporary creators from the founder of The Jealous Curator. Walk into any museum, or open any art book, and you'll probably be left wondering: where are all the women artists? A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women) offers an exciting alternative to this male-dominated art world, showcasing the work of dozens of contemporary women artists alongside creative prompts that will bring out the artist in anyone! This beautiful book energizes and empowers women, both artists and amateurs alike, by providing them with projects and galvanizing stories to ignite their creative fires. Each chapter leads with an assignment that taps into the inner artist, pushing the reader to make exciting new work and blaze her own artistic trail. Interviews, images, and stories from contemporary women artists at the top of their game provide added inspiration, and historical spotlights on art "herstory" tie in the work of pioneering women from the past. With a stunning, gift-forward package and just the right amount of pop culture-infused feminism, this book is sure to capture the imaginations of aspiring women artists. Célébrez 45 artistes femmes et inspirez-vous pour votre propre pratique avec cette belle exploration des créatrices contemporaines du fondateur de The Jealous Curator. Allez dans n'importe quel musée ou ouvrez n'importe quel livre d'art et vous vous demanderez probablement où sont toutes les femmes artistes. Un grand livre d'art important (Now with Women) offre une alternative excitante à ce monde artistique dominé par les hommes: il présente le travail de dizaines d'artistes femmes contemporaines aux côtés d'initiatives créatives qui feront ressortir l'artiste en tout le monde! , artistes et amateurs, en leur fournissant des projets et en galvanisant des histoires pour allumer leurs feux créatifs. Chaque chapitre est dirigé par une mission qui s'inscrit dans l'artiste intime, poussant le lecteur à créer de nouvelles œuvres passionnantes et à tracer sa propre voie artistique. Des interviews, des images et des récits d'artistes contemporaines au sommet de leur art sont une source d'inspiration, et les projecteurs historiques sur l'histoire de l'art sont étroitement liés au travail de pionnières du passé. Avec un étonnant paquet de cadeaux et une juste quantité de féminisme imprégné de culture pop, ce livre capturera à coup sûr l'imagination des femmes artistes en herbe Play with portraits, like Annie Kevans, Naomi Okubo, and Catherine Graffam Tell a visual story, like Esther Pearl Watson, Seonna Hong, and Phyllis Bramson Obsess, meditate, repeat, like Gunjan Aylawadi, Nike Schroeder, and Sarah Gee Miller Bring the outside in, like Rebecca Louise Law, Susanna Bauer, and Bobbie Burgers Create extraordinary from ordinary, like Ann Carrington, Molly Hatch, and Tonya Corkey Make craft into art, like Erin M. Riley, Ana Teresa Barboza, and Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė Add a wink, like Natalie Baxter, Martha Rich, and Kelly Puissegur Work with women, like Peregrine Honig, Illona Szalay, and Rachel Levit Ruiz Modernize the traditional, like Joël Penkman, Kyeok Kim, and Katharine Morling Capture childhood, like Carolina Antich, Nathalie Lété, and Beth Lo Share with the public, like Janet Echelman, Bunnie Reiss, and Victoria Villasana Look to the past, like Zemer Peled, Olek, and Hayv Kahraman Explore abstraction, like Elspeth Pratt, Lola Donoghue, and Mary Abbott Layer layers of layers, like Xochi Solis, Tina Berning, and Hagar Vardimon Freeze a moment in time, like Stephanie Vovas, Myriam Dion, and Samantha Fields. « Walk into any museum, or open any art book, and you'll probably be left wondering: where are all the women artists? A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women) offers an exciting alternative to this male-dominated art world, showcasing the work of dozens of contemporary women artists alongside creative prompts that will bring out the artist in anyone! This beautiful book energizes and empowers women, both artists and amateurs alike, by providing them with projects and galvanizing stories to ignite their creative fires. Each chapter leads with an assignment that taps into the inner artist, pushing the reader to make exciting new work and blaze her own artistic trail. Interviews, images, and stories from contemporary women artists at the top of their game provide added inspiration, and historical spotlights on art "herstory" tie in the work of pioneering women from the past. With a stunning, gift-forward package and just the right amount of pop culture-infused feminism, this book is sure to capture the imaginations of aspiring women artists. »-- Résumé de l'éditeur In this lushly illustrated gift book author and artist Danielle Krysa inspires readers to unlock their own creativity through 15 imagination-sparking activities inspired by the work and stories of more than 45 internationally-acclaimed, contemporary female artists.