{"product_id":"aphorisms-for-artists-100-ways-toward-better-art-paperback","title":"Aphorisms for Artists: 100 Ways Toward Better Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Darby Bannard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFranklin Einspruch\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Volume of Timeless Wisdom for Artists to Consult Like an Oracle \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why do young artists struggle to find their voices? Walter Darby Bannard, a renowned teacher, critic, and internationally exhibited painter, contemplated that question for more than two decades. At the urging of one of his former students, Bannard set down his thoughts in a short book, \u003ci\u003eAphorisms for Artists: 100 Ways Toward Better Art\u003c\/i\u003e. It is at once a volume of practical art-making wisdom and an engaging piece of personal philosophy, both wry and readable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Open to any page, and you'll find a memorable gem of wisdom, followed by a brief expansion by Bannard that adds more insight. It is a necessary reference to keep on hand in the studio, and a perfect gift for the aspiring artist to read and re-read, and to consult at times of artistic troubles.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Darby Bannard \u003c\/b\u003e(1934-2016) was one of the foremost painters of American abstraction. His work was included in hundreds of exhibitions, including the seminal \"Post-Painterly Abstraction\" exhibition organized by renowned critic Clement Greenberg at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1964. Bannard's paintings reside in many museum collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Centre Pompidou. Bannard's essays appeared in \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among dozens of other publications. He taught art at the University of Miami from 1989 until his death in 2016. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranklin Einspruch\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of Bannard's archive. Also a student of Walter Darby Bannard, Einspruch's own art has appeared in more than sixty exhibitions. He has been a resident artist in Italy, Greece, Taiwan, and other programs around the United States. A 2019 Fulbright award appointed him as the Fulbright-Q21\/MuseumsQuartier Artist-in-Residence in Vienna. Einspruch has authored hundreds of essays and art reviews for many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in rural New Hampshire.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52441005621555,"sku":"9781621538394","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/afOCTrNPgs9781621538394.webp?v=1758876859","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/aphorisms-for-artists-100-ways-toward-better-art-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}