Art from Your Core: A Holistic Guide to Visual Voice

This book is a guide for artists to discover and develop their authentic visual voice, overcoming cultural, educational, and psychological obstacles. It provides real-life examples and exercises to help artists tear down assumptions and limiting parameters, listen to the Universe, and construct a core foundation unique to their artistic practice. It also explores methodologies to tap into the subconscious, cultivate breakthroughs, create environments to maximize the gestation of ideas, instill bravery, and do meaningful research to produce deeply layered works of art. The book is designed for college students and professional artists, and can serve as a tool for more established artists to step up or refresh their practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 08 March 2024
Publisher: Intellect Books

This comprehensive guide empowers artists to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and artistic development. Through real-life examples and engaging exercises, it dismantles the cultural, educational, and psychological barriers that hinder the pursuit of authentic visual voice. By learning to listen to the universe and allowing work to flow through them, artists cultivate a unique core foundation that evolves alongside their artistic practice. They explore methodologies to tap into the subconscious, unlock breakthroughs, create conducive environments for idea gestation, instill bravery, and conduct meaningful research to produce deeply layered and resonant works of art.

While primarily designed for college students, professional artists will also find immense value in this book, as it empowers them to reach the elusive "next level" in their artistic endeavors. It serves as a valuable tool for both emerging and established artists, aiding in the identification, articulation, and refinement of their visual vocabulary. With extensive lists, exercises, questionnaires, anecdotes of art-historically significant artists, and detailed descriptions, this book becomes a perennial resource for artists, offering ongoing inspiration and guidance as their responses to the exercises evolve throughout their careers.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 170 x 244 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789386615