Reads tagged with “art”
The Farmer and the Clown: A Warm Wordless Story about an Unlikely Friendship and How We Ennoble Each Other with Kindness
A sweet celebration of the mutual elevation made possible by dropping our assumptions about ourselves, others, and who is welcome in our world.
Henri Rousseau’s Heartening Story of Success after a Lifetime of Rejection, Illustrated
How a kind old man who spent his life in poverty, worked as a toll collector, and was entirely self-taught became one of the world’s greatest artists.
On “Beauty”: Marilynne Robinson on Writing, What Storytelling Can Learn from Science, and the Splendors of Uncertainty
“We are part of a mystery, a splendid mystery within which we must attempt to orient ourselves if we are to have a sense of our own nature.”
The Knot in the Rosary: Rilke on How Difficulty Can Fuel Creativity and Why Feedback Poisons Art
“All art is the result of one’s having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, to where no one can go any further.”
Legendary Cellist Pablo Casals, at Age 93, on Creative Vitality and How Working with Love Prolongs Your Life
“The man who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age.”
A Burst of Delight and Recognition: E.E. Cummings, the Art of Noticing, and the Spirit of Rebellion
“Cummings despised fear, and his life was lived in defiance of all who ruled by it.”
The Best Art, Design, and Photography Books of 2014
The world’s oldest living things, how to overcome creative block, meals from beloved books, the unusual stories behind people’s tattoos, and more.
Georgia O’Keeffe on Success, Public Opinion, and What It Means to Be an Artist, in a Letter to Sherwood Anderson
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant—there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing—and keeping the unknown always beyond you…”
Once Upon a Northern Night: A Loving Illustrated Lullaby of Winter’s Whimsy
A song of innocence and seasonal experience.
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