Open Studio: Do-It-Yourself Art Projects by Contemporary Artists

(Hardback)

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Open Studio goes behind closed doors with a host of prominent visual artists to capture them in the act of creation as they draw, paint, sculpt, or design an original project for readers to then recreate themselves at home. Showcasing theartists' working environments and specific processes, this innovative book leads us step-by-step through each artist's project and

supplies pull-out templates and other essential elements. The result is sure to inspire people everywhere to blaze their own creative trails.

Reviews

"Offers step-by-step instructions for DIY projects you can make with things you may already have around the house"Harper's Bazaar

"Open Studio shows that getting creative is easyespecially when you can take cues from world-class artists."Bookpage

"A book that appeals to the primal urge for creation, at any stage of life."Wallpaper*

"[An] invitation to create versions of art otherwise out of reach."Art Quarterly

Author Bio

Amanda Benchley is a freelance filmmaker and journalist and the co-author of Artists Living with Art. She has worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sotheby's, and has written for the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, and New York Observer. Sharon Coplan Hurowitz is an independent curator, art advisor, and print publisher, author of John Baldessari: A Catalogue Raisonne ofPrints and Multiples and a contributor to Letters to Ellsworth.