
a book
Art Is the Highest Form of Hope & Other Quotes by Artists
Phaidon Editors · 2016 · 336 pages
Advice, strong opinions, and personal revelations by the world's greatest artists - exclusively researched for this new book
Featuring the most inspirational and insightful collection of quotes by artists through the ages and across the globe, this exquisite keepsake is the ideal book for artists, collectors, and armchair enthusiasts. As painters, sculptors, photographers, and other visual artists see and experience the world through a unique lens, Art Is the Highest Form of Hope & Other Quotes by Artists shows that their life lessons, private revelations, and frank, often irreverent, opinions can guide us all.
This unique and carefully curated book, packed with totally original research, is a go-to resource for revealing thoughts and personal advice on subjects as diverse as beauty, colour, light, sex, chance, discipline, money troubles, originality, fear of failure, danger of success, the creative process, and more – all messages transmitted from the artistic trenches.
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Susan Cain
“My husband bought me this book for me on my birthday, and we both love it so much that now it has pride of place in our entryway. Here are some of the interior pages: Do any of these specially resonate?”↗