Clear Seeing Place: Studio Visits
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M9D7LNT |
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| Number of Pages | : | 111 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"An original and stimulating memoir that takes readers into the mind and heart of an artist."
Brian's Story Jill Baker "Clear Seeing Place: Studio Visits" by Brian Rutenberg is one of the most introspective books I have ever read. Born and raised in the Low Country of coastal South Carolina, he takes us through very specific moments that unveiled the artist within him. Making his way to NYC when he was a bit older, he shares the various trials he faced but from a very down-to-earth, raw perspective. Brian discusses exactly what a painter should and should not think about when it comes to painting. He elaborates about what painting is and is not and compares it to . "If you read one autobiography about a current artist, let this be it!" according to Florence Chavez. Rutenberg's book is beautifully written and left me wanting to find him on YouTube and watch EVERYTHING. Having recently visited South Carolina, and loving many of the places he talks about, I could vividly picture my own memories of it.How can you not be booked when describing his first memory as "blue," a stool he sat on as a six-year-old as "licorice black," and the continual references to his "complete Star Trek video collection." I particularly loved his description of light. It brought back a flood of childhood memories of visiting my grandm. Bonnie P. said An intimate journey with a renowned artist. While reading this book I felt I was being led on an intimate journey to the heart of an artist. Mr. Rutenberg shares his life from when he was a very young child walking in the garden with his grandfather where he would put his face in the flowers and absorb the colors, to his current life in New York where he says his favorite walk is through Central Park to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He says he never aspired to be an artist. He started drawing in first grade, painting in fourth, and declared himself an artist at ten. Along with telling his
Clear Seeing Place is a companion to the artist's popular YouTube series "Brian Rutenberg Studio Visits" and is a love letter to painting written by a painter. . From the salt marshes and moss-draped live oaks of the South Carolina Lowcountry to the New York art world, Clear Seeing Place takes the reader behind the studio door to explore the making of a painter in intimate detail. This book is packed with ideas, observations, techniques, and career advice all thoughtfully arranged into six sections designed to inspire artists of all levels, as well as anyone interested in creativity. Brimming with the joy of process and a love of art history, Brian Rutenberg reveals the places, people, and experiences that led to the paintings for which he is well known today