Advice to Young Artists in a Postmodern Era

by William V. Dunning, Advise to Young Artist in a Postmodern Era Ben Mahmoud (Contributor)

Is art a matter of inspiration or of learning? Advice to Young Artists in a Postmodern Era, offers practical advice to the young artist about making the successful Dunning writes that in his years of teaching, he has heard students ask why no classes are ever offered to teach them what ingredients are helpful to the success of an how to approach and deal with galleries and dealers; what to do about setting up their own studio and how to light it; and even how they should support themselves while they are attempting to do all this. Drawing on thirty-five years of experience as an artist and an art teacher, and those of several successful colleagues, the author follows the model of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet and Hiram William's Notes for a Young Painter to compose this practical guide book. Advice to Young Artists is the only book of its kind geared to aspiring artists.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

204 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1998

Reviews

[Joanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This really has some good advice but it needs to be found among dense material. Like anything else in life, read and take what you want and leave the rest behind.

[Enid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this! Full of great advice for me to share with my art students. And some good reminders for me when I get stuck!