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| Art Making, Collections, and Obsessions: An Intimate Exploration of the Mixed-Media Work and Collections of 35 Artists | 
 enlarge | Author: Lynne Perrella
Publisher: Quarry Books
Category: Book
List Price: $26.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 131162
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 1592533639
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9781592533633
ASIN: 1592533639
Publication Date: February 1, 2008
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Product Description
A glimpse into the personal collections and work of 35 major artists. This large format, full-color, inspirational book is about how artists use their collections to make artwork. The gallery-style format allows readers to see what artists collect, and the resulting spectacular artwork they make from it. The book will feature the collections and the artwork of thirty-five major mixed-media artists. The artwork will include journals, assemblages, altered books, as well as jewelry pieces, and detailed descriptions of the materials and techniques used, plus tips and insights into using unusual materials and collections. Mixed-media artists are naturally collectors. They are fascinated by the stuff of life, and they are always looking for the right elements to add to their collages and journals. This book offers a juicy combination -- sort of a walk through an artist-filled flea market, and a gallery of the pieces created using these collections with tips and insights on collecting and creating, and how they go hand in hand. Features a lineup of 35 contributing artists including: - Lynn Whipple
- Graceann Warn
- Gail Rieke
- Beryl Taylor
- Keith LoBue
- Michael DeMeng
- Nina Bagley
- Susan Lenart-Kazmer
- and more
Art Making, Collections, and Obsessions features a beautiful collection of inspirational artwork. You'll enjoy artist's tips, creative ideas, and advice on working with unusual materials for collage.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 A lost opportunity February 20, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I've been anxiously awaiting this book since it was first announced. The topic fascinated me. The list of artists included is inspiring. The book is lavishly illustrated. So why is it only worth two stars?
For me, the book doesn't deliver on its promises. I was hoping for in-depth discussion of how and why individual artists collect and how their collecting and collections influence their work. What the book delivers is a series of 'sound-bites' which don't go beyond superficial observations. It never comes to grips with its theme.
The organisation of the book doesn't help, with comments and work from each artist spread across several (loosely) thematic chapters. Perhaps a meatier book would have resulted if each artist had been covered in a section of their own. The reader would have certainly got a better sense of each artist's work that way.
The images are beautiful, but they too are frustrating. Some are badly framed. Not everything is captioned, and the captions that are provided are not very informative. Many of the photographs are over-styled. This is particularly annoying when it is the work itself that is being shown. In some cases it is impossible to tell where the work stops and the other bits and pieces start.
It is a pretty enough coffee table book but lacking in substance. I'm happy enough to keep it, but if I'd seen in a bookshop it would have stayed on the shelf.
Boo Hoo! March 4, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I ordered this book with the expectation that I would get to see inside artists studios with all their "stuff". I want to see the environment other artists work in and how they tick including those things they are obsessed about having in their studios to work with or be inspired by. Well, that's NOT what I got in this book. While the photography is stunning, I was disappointed to find that there are only a few photos even shot inside an artists studio but also that all the "collections" for the photos were very staged. It makes for a 'pretty' book but that wasn't what I was looking for. It's a coffee table book for people who just like to have books laying around. It's not something to sink your teeth into. I love all of Lynne Perrella's other books but this one was disappointing. Had I realized I had 30 days to return it, it would have flown back to the post office the day I opened it. I just ran across the receipt and had hit my 30 days so I'm stuck with it. I felt I wasted my money. Maybe I just had wrong expectations of the book and it just wasn't for me.
Just pretty pictures February 12, 2008
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Big, beautifully photographed book. Don't buy it looking to learn anything. It's just pictures of people's collections basically. I was very disappointed and it is an expensive book. Usually, Lynn Perella's books are usually awesome. I didn't like this one at all. I am sure I will return it. I can see pretty pictures on the net.
 Art Making, A Must February 5, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you are a mixed media artist, as I am, or just a want to be, you will love Lynne Perrella's latest book. One hundred and sixty delicious pages of gorgeous photos and artists, sharing their passion for collections and their obsessions with papers, found objects and flea market finds.
I am a big fan of Lynne's work and in this book she leads us on a tour of artist's studios, storage areas and of course their art work, while giving insights into the physic of the creative collector. All of my favorite artists are represented here, Michael de Meng, Susan Lenart-Kazmer, Keith Lo Bue and Gail Rieke with many works I have not see before. I wanted to crawl right into the pages and live there for a while, letting it all get under my skin.
This book is a touchstone that you will come back to over and over again. It will move you to the local thrift stores to add to your collections, or into your studio to make art. No bothersome how to instructions here, just plenty of inspiration.
A beautiful coffee table book, with Lynne's heart stopping art on the cover. I had to check my Amazon receipt twice to be sure it was correct, a real bargain which will have a place of honor in my studio.
 mixed reception March 26, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Although I knew before purchasing this book that it was focused on the collections of different artists, because the lead person is Lynne Perrella I guess I expected it to be more artful. Although it was lovely to look at and the various collections were interesting, this book really isn't more than eye candy -- expensive eye candy. I would recommend that you go into a bookstore or library and look it over before you make this purchase.
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