Inside the Artist's Studio: (Interviews with 24 artists on process, inspiration, technique. Includes photographs and new artwork of their studios)

What was your first artwork to receive recognition? What materials do you use, and how did they come into your practice? What advice would you give a young artist just starting out? Joe Fig asked a wide range of celebrated artists these and many other questions during the illuminating studio visits documented in __Inside the Artist's Studio__--the follow-up to his acclaimed 2009 book, __Inside the Painter's Studio__. In this remarkable collection, twenty-four painters, video and mixed-media artists, sculptors, and photographers reveal highly idiosyncratic production tools and techniques, as well as quotidian habits and strategies for getting work done: the music they listen to; the hours they keep; and the relationships with gallerists and curators, friends, family, and fellow artists that sustain them outside the studio From The Publisher: Inspiration Is For Amateurs. The Rest Of Us Just Show Up And Get To Work.--chuck Close. Inside An Art Gallery, It Is Easy To Forget That The Paintings There Are The End Products Of A Process Involving Not Only Creative Inspiration, But Also Plenty Of Physical And Logistical Details. It Is These Cruder, More Mundane Aspects Of A Painter's Daily Routine That Motivated Brooklyn Artist Joe Fig To Embark Almost Ten Years Ago On A Highly Unorthodox, Multilayered Exploration Of The Working Life Of The Professional Artist. Determined To Ground His Research In The Physical World, Fig Began Constructing A Series Of Diorama-like Miniature Reproductions Of The Studios Of Modern Art's Most Legendary Painters, Such As Jackson Pollock And Willem De Kooning. A Desire For Firsthand References Led Fig To Approach Contemporary Artists For Access To Their Studios. Armed With A Camera And A Self-made Artist's Questionnaire, Fig Began A Journey Through The Workspaces Of Some Of Today's Most Exciting Contemporary Artists. Inside The Painter's Studio Collects Twenty-four Remarkable Artist Interviews, As Well As Exclusive Visual Documentation Of Their Studios. Featured Artists Were Asked A Wide Range Of Questions About Their Day-to-day Creative Life, Covering Everything From How They Organize Their Studios To What Painting Tools They Prefer. Artists Open Up About How They Set A Creative Mood, How They Choose Titles, And Even Whether They Sit Or Stand To Contemplate Their Work. Also Included Are Selections Of Fig's Meticulously Detailed Miniatures. In This Context Fig's Diminutive Sculptures Reproducing Minutiae Of The Studio, From Paint-tube Labels And Paint Splatters On The Floor To The Surface Texture Of Canvases Become Part Of A Fascinating New Form Of Portraiture As Diorama. Inside The Painter's Studio Offers A Rare Look Into The Self-made Universe Of The Artist's Studio. Preface -- The Painter's Studio : An Artist's Questionnaire -- Gregory Amenoff -- Ross Bleckner -- Chuck Close -- Will Cotton -- Inka Essenhigh -- Eric Fischl -- Barnaby Furnas -- April Gornik -- Jane Hammond -- Mary Heilmann -- Bill Jensen -- Ryan Mcginness -- Julie Mehretu -- Malcolm Morley -- Steve Mumford -- -- Philip Pearlstein -- Matthew Ritchie -- Alexis Rockman -- Dana Schutz -- James Siena -- Amy Sillman -- Joan Snyder -- Billy Sullivan -- Fred Tomaselli -- Joe Fig Interviews Joe Fig -- Acknowledgments -- About The Artists. Joe Fig. "Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work." Chuck Close Inside an art gallery, it is easy to forget that the paintings there are the end products of a process involving not only creative inspiration, but also plenty of physical and logistical details. It is these "cruder," more mundane aspects of a painter's daily routine that motivated Brooklyn artist Joe Fig to embark almost ten years ago on a highly unorthodox, multilayered exploration of the working life of the professional artist. Determined to ground his research in the physical world, Fig began constructing a series of diorama-like miniature reproductions of the studios of modern art's most legendary painters, such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. A desire for firsthand references led Fig to approach contemporary artists for access to their studios. Armed with a camera and a self-made "Artist's Questionnaire," Fig began a journey through the workspaces of some of today's most exciting contemporary artists. Inside the Painter's Studio collects twenty-four remarkable artist interviews, as well as exclusive visual documentation of their studios. Featured artists were asked a wide range of questions about their day-to-day creative life, covering everything from how they organize their studios to what painting tools they prefer. Artists open up about how they set a creative mood, how they choose titles, and even whether they sit or stand to contemplate their work. Also included are a selection of Fig's meticulously detailed miniatures. In this context Fig's diminutive sculpturesreproducing minutiae of the studio, from paint-tube labels and paint splatters on the floor to the surface texture of canvasesbecome part of a fascinating new form of portraiture as diorama. Inside the Painter's Studio offers a rare look into the self-made universe of the artist's studio. Inside the Painter's Studio features interviews with Gregory Amenoff, Ross Bleckner, Chuck Close, Will Cotton, Inka Essenhigh, Eric Fischl, Barnaby Furnas, April Gornik, Jane Hammond, Mary Heilmann, Bill Jensen, Ryan McGinness, Julie Mehretu, Malcolm Morley, Steve Mumford, Philip Pearlstein, Matthew Ritchie, Alexis Rockman, Dana Schutz, James Siena, Amy Sillman, Joan Snyder, Billy Sullivan, and Fred Tomaselli. What was your earliest childhood artwork that received recognition? When did you first consider yourself a professional artist? How has your studio's location influenced your work? How do you choose titles? Do you have a favorite color?

Joe Fig asked a wide range of celebrated artists these and many other questions during the illuminating studio visits documented in Inside the Artist's Studio—the follow-up to his acclaimed 2009 book, Inside the Painter's Studio. In this remarkable collection, twenty-four painters, video and mixed-media artists, sculptors, and photographers reveal highly idiosyncratic production tools and techniques, as well as quotidian habits and strategies for getting work done: the music they listen to; the hours they keep; and the relationships with gallerists and curators, friends, family, and fellow artists that sustain them outside the studio. What was your earliest childhood artwork that received recognition? When did you first consider yourself a professional artist? How has your studio's location influenced your work? How do you choose titles? Do you have a favorite color? Joe Fig asked a wide range of celebrated artists these and many other questions during the illuminating studio visits documented in Inside the Artist's Studio—the follow-up to his acclaimed 2009 book, Inside the Painter's Studio. In this remarkable collection, twenty-four painters, video and mixed-media artists, sculptors, and photographers reveal highly idiosyncratic production tools and techniques, as well as quotidian habits and strategies for getting work done: the music they listen to; the hours they keep; and the relationships with gallerists and curators, friends, family, and fellow artists that sustain them outside the studio. What was your first artwork to receive recognition? What materials do you use, and how did they come into your practice? What advice would you give a young artist just starting out? Joe Fig asked a wide range of celebrated artists these and many other questions during the illuminating studio visits documented in Inside the Artist's Studio --the follow-up to his acclaimed 2009 book, Inside the Painter's Studio . In this remarkable collection, twenty-four painters, video and mixed-media artists, sculptors, and photographers reveal highly idiosyncratic production tools and techniques, as well as quotidian habits and strategies for getting work the music they listen to; the hours they keep; and the relationships with gallerists and curators, friends, family, and fellow artists that sustain them outside the studio. Foreword by Jonathan Neil -- Preface -- Ellen Altfest -- Peter Campus -- Ellen Carey -- Petah Coyne -- Adam Cvijanovic -- Tara Donovan -- Leonardo Drew -- Carroll Dunham -- Tom Friedman -- Kate Gilmore -- Red Grooms -- Hilary Harkness -- Byron Kim -- Alois Kronschlaeger -- Tom Otterness -- Tony Oursler -- Roxy Paine -- Judy Pfaff -- Will Ryman -- Laurie Simmons -- Eve Sussman -- Philip Taaffe -- Janaina Tschape -- Ursula von Rydingsvard -- About the artists.;Twenty-four painters, video, mixed- media artists, sculptors, photographers reveal highly idiosyncratic production tools, techniques, quotidian habits, strategies for getting work done: music they listen to; hours they keep; relationships with gallerists, curators, friends, family, fellow artists that sustain them outside the studio. Foreword By Jonathan Neil -- Preface -- Ellen Altfest -- Peter Campus -- Ellen Carey -- Petah Coyne -- Adam Cvijanovic -- Tara Donovan -- Leonardo Drew -- Carroll Dunham -- Tom Friedman -- Kate Gilmore -- Red Grooms -- Hilary Harkness -- Byron Kim -- Alois Kronschlaeger -- Tom Otterness -- Tony Oursler -- Roxy Paine -- Judy Pfaff -- Will Ryman -- Laurie Simmons -- Eve Sussman -- Philip Taaffe -- Janaina Tschape -- Ursula Von Rydingsvard -- About The Artists. Joe Fig. Includes Bibliographical References. Preface Acknowledgments The interview questions Gregory Amenoff Ross Bleckner Chuck Close Will Cotton Inka Essenhigh Eric Fischl Jane Freilicher Barnaby Furnas April Gornik Jane Hammond Mary Heilmann Bill Jensen Ryan McGinness Julie Mehretu Malcolm Morley Steve Mumford Philip Pearlstein Matthew Ritchie Alexis Rockman Dana Schutz James Siena Amy Sillman Joan Snyder Billy Sullivan Fred Tomaselli Author interview Project credits [additional projects] About the artists.