Reads tagged with “art”
The Definitive Reading List of the 14 Best Books of 2014 Overall
From the origin of the universe to the unusual stories behind people’s tattoos, by way of secular spirituality, the hummingbird effect, and Werner Herzog.
John Maeda on Creative Leadership, Talking vs. Making, and Why Human Relationships Are a Work of Craftsmanship
“You make relationships. One at a time. With the same painstaking attention to craft that you knew as a maker.”
Madeleine L’Engle on Creativity, Hope, Getting Unstuck, and How Studying Science Enriches Art
“Terrible things happen. And those are the things that we learn from… The amazing thing is that despite all… the human spirit still manages to survive, to stay strong.”
The Best Biographies, Memoirs, and History Books of 2014
Nabokov’s love letters, Shackleton’s courageous journey, the unsung heroes behind creative icons, Joni Mitchell unbound, and more.
Tove Jansson’s Vintage Philosophical Moomin Comics About Identity, Belonging, and Why We Join Groups
“It’s rather difficult, when one has MANY friends, to show loyalty to them all at the same time…”
Take Away the A: An Unusual Illustrated Alphabet Book about How We Make Meaning
A playful celebration of the magic of language.
Haunting Illustrations for Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ Introduced by the Courageous Journalist Who Broke the Edward Snowden Story
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
Wendell Berry on Solitude and Why Pride and Despair Are the Two Great Enemies of Creative Work
“True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One’s inner voices become audible… In consequence, one responds more clearly to other lives.”
Being vs. Becoming: John Steinbeck on Creative Integrity, the Art of Changing Your Mind, the Humanistic Duty of the Artist
“If I can’t do better I have slipped badly… I beat poverty for a good many years and I’ll be damned if I’ll go down at the first little whiff of success.”
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