Studios of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals of over 50 famous artists.
From Picasso, to Hockney, to Caravaggio, discover the eclectic creative spaces used by artistic visionaries, brought to life with evocative illustrations.
Crossing centuries, continents and genres, Alex Johnson explores these artists' workspaces and habits. How do they practise their craft? What do they look for in a studio? Do they work in silence or with music... in a shared space or in solitude? How do they harness the light? And how do their physical spaces affect and inspire their output?
This striking collection focuses on more than 50 international artists, including:Claude Monet, who created an inspirational garden in which to work en plein air and paint his famous water liliesFrida Kahlo, forced to work from her bed, inspired by the lucky talismans she surrounded herself withJean-Michel Basquiat, working in an old stable, could turn anything into canvas, walking and lying on his works as he created themLee Krasner's art dramatically changed when she moved from her small studio into the larger, light-filled one that she took over when her husband, Jackson Pollock, died
In looking at the working lives of our favourite artists, readers will be transported to other worlds, as well as gaining a deeper insight into the creative process.
Also in the series: Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write.
Table of Contents:
Hilma af Klint (1862–1944), Swedish
Francis Bacon (1909–92), Irish
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–88), American
Vanessa Bell (1907–61), English, and Duncan Grant (1885–1978), Scottish
Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), French
Constantin Brâncuși (1876–1957), Romanian
Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American
Caravaggio (1571–1610), Italian
Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), French
Marc Chagall (1887–1985), Russian
Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978), Italian
Winston Churchill (1874–1965), English
Salvador Dalí (1904–89), Spanish
Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863), French
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), German
Tracey Emin (1963–), English
Thomas Gainsborough (1727–88), English
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653), Italian
Keith Haring (1958–90), American
Barbara Hepworth (1903–75), English
David Hockney (1937–), English
Hokusai (1760–1849), Japanese
Japser Johns (1930–), American
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), Mexican
Paul Klee (1879–1940), Swiss
Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945), German
Yayoi Kusama (1929–), Japanese
Tove Jansson (1914–2001), Finnish
René Magritte (1898–1967), Belgian
Michelangelo (1475–1564), Italian
Joan Miró (1893–1983), Spanish
Joan Mitchell (1925–92), American
Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), Italian
Piet Mondrian (1872–1944), Dutch
Claude Monet (1840–1926), French
Henry Moore (1898–1986), English
Sir Sidney Nolan (1917–92), Australian
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), American
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Spanish
Jackson Pollock (1912–56) and Lee Krasner (1908–84), American
Raphael (1483–1520), Italian
Eric Ravilious (1903–42) and Edward Bawden (1903–89), English
Paula Rego (1935–2022), Portuguese
Rembrandt (1606–1669), Dutch
Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), French
Posy Simmonds (1945–), English
Joaquín Sorolla (1863–1923), Spanish
Andy Warhol (1928–87), American
Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938), French
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch
About the Author :
Alex Johnson is a journalist, blogger and author of Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write, Improbable Libraries and Bookshelf. He lives in St Albans, London with his wife, three children, and plenty of books from all over the world.James Oses is an artist and illustrator from south London. He specialises in painting interesting places, often working in ink and watercolours. His work has been published in The New Yorker, The Guardian and Radio Times. Other clients include Borough Market, Marks & Spencer and the Poetry Society. He also teaches at Middlesex University.
Review :
"In looking at the working lives of these great artists, we found ourselves transported to other worlds, as well as gaining a deeper insight into the creative process."
"A fascinating, informative, original, and inspiring study that will hold enormous appeal to readers with an interest in the impact and influence a studio can have on the artist who creates it to work in and from."
