Bøger af Veronica Roberts

Day Jobs examines the overlooked impact of day jobs on the visual arts. Success for artists is often measured by their ability to quit a day job and focus full time on their practice. Yet these jobs can often spur creative growth by providing artists with new materials and methods, hands-on knowledge of a specific industry that becomes an area of artistic investigation, or a predictable paycheck and structure that enable unpredictable ideas. The book is comprised of thirty-nine chapters, one for each included artist, with images of their work, commissioned essays, and interviews. Included are creative pioneers such as Larry Bell, Mark Bradford, Tishan Hsu, Howardena Pindell, and Julia Scher, who offer firsthand accounts of how their day jobs--as a frame shop technician, hair stylist, word processor, museum employee, and security systems installer, respectively--altered their artistic trajectories in surprisingly profound ways. By examining the impact of day jobs on artists, Day Jobs seeks to demystify artistic production and overturn the romanticized concept of the artist sequestered in their studio, waiting forinspiration to strike. Conceived as a corrective to traditional art historical narratives, this book encourages us to more openly acknowledge the precarious and generative ways that economic and creative pursuits are intertwined.

Maren Kruger lives what she thinks is a normal life; she's a senior in high school, her best friend is a dog, and she works at the public library. However, one night her life drastically changes. While working late, she discovers that characters from the novels in the library have come to life. As she fights off literature's worst villains and teams up with her favorite fictional heroes, she learns what is causing the problem. From government scandal to family secrets, Maren must endure it all to return the characters back to their books. Scanned is a collaborative novella written by the 2016 Honors Literature class of Argenta-Oreana High School.

An exhibition catalog featuring the artwork of Charles White, an influential and beloved artist, educator, and activist.

This catalogue of an exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin presents a mid-career survey of the work of Brooklyn-based artist Nina Katchadourian.