Description: The perfect antidote to the toxicity of the current productivity narrative, this collection of essays on creativity features 21 Canadian and international writers, providing warmth, support, camaraderie, and empathy. In a world that worships productivity, creating for art's sake is seen as romantic and nearly indefensible. For anyone who has ever struggled to honour their artistic impulses, Bad Artist offers an antidote to this toxic productivity narrative. This collection of essays features 21 Canadian and international writers from a breadth of backgrounds and experiences whose lives are not always proscribed by predictable work schedules or reliable support systems. They fit creating into the cracks of their lives, and through their stories show us all how to keep creating--not producing. As artists, many of whom have faced systemic barriers, the collection's contributors offer pragmatic reflections on resisting the culture of productivity, reminding us that creativity can take many forms. Taken together, the essays present a comprehensive rumination on creativity in late capitalism, providing warmth, support, camaraderie, and empathy. It's The Paris Review meets the Billfold's "Doing Money" with a generous dash of the friend who knows you're an artist even on the days when you're not so sure.
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Book Title: Bad Artist
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Touchwood Editions
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Individual Artists / Essays, Creative Ability
Features: New Edition
Genre: Art, Psychology
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Author: Pamela Oakley
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback