The Vanitas & Other Tales of Art and Obsession by Jake Kendall Paperback Book

Description: The Vanitas & Other Tales of Art and Obsession by Jake Kendall, Simona Slavova, Emily TahaBurt Spanning 300 years of art history and weaving art styles including Cubism, Surrealism, and the Baroque into his prose, Jake Kendall tells the stories of those with an obsession for creation—artists who sacrifice friendships, careers, romance, and even their own happiness in pursuit of a vision. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Spanning 300 years of art history and weaving art styles including Cubism, Surrealism, and the Baroque into his prose, Jake Kendall tells the stories of those with an obsession for creation—artists who sacrifice friendships, careers, romance, and even their own happiness in pursuit of a vision.How far would you go for the sake of art?In these 8 illustrated short stories, Monet, Van Gogh, Géricault and others navigate the boundary between art and experience through masterfully written prose that reflects each artists style. The collection culminates with "The Vanitas", where Sandro Signorellis philosophy that a lifetime of faith and toil shall receive its just reward is challenged by the emergence of a new artist. Across town, Michelangelo Merisi is making seismic waves. The city of Rome cannot help but be captivated by this explosive eruption of talent, swagger, seduction, and violence, while Sandros life is plunged into crisis by a rival who does not even know his name. Author Biography Jake Kendall is a freelance writer based in Edinburgh. He holds an MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh, and his work has been published in a variety of UK and US-based literary journals. One of his pieces was recently shortlisted for the Scottish Arts Club annual short story contest. Jake has had a lifelong fascination with art and art history and is thrilled to share this passion in his upcoming collection, The Vanitas & Other Tales of Art and Obsession. Review "thought-provoking, intelligent, brilliant"—Devika Ponnambalam, author of *I Am Not Your Eve"Kendalls collection is a thoughtful and playful meditation on the often tyrannical pursuit of art. His artists, admirers and collectors are in turn impassioned, deluded, cruel and visionary, resulting in a rounded exploration of what it means to create."—Lynsey May, author of Week Teeth"Beguiling, gripping and shrewd - this collection of original tales celebrating and evaluating the graft and passion that goes into the making of beauty is an astute, intelligent hymn to art and the struggle of artists who devote themselves to creation. Jake Kendall doesnt flinch from the necessary examination of failure and compromise, or the price paid by those close to the artist."—Patricia Duncker, author of Hallucinating Foucault"Kendall has a perceptive, wide-ranging and original eye, in his observations of art and those who make it."—Katherine Mezzacappa, Historical Novel Society Promotional Celebrating 300 years of art history and weaving art styles such as Cubism, Surrealism, and the Baroque into the prose, Jake Kendalls collection tells the stories of those with an obsession for creation – artists who sacrifice friendships, careers, romance, and even their own happiness in pursuit of a vision. Details ISBN1911107720 Author Emily TahaBurt Illustrator Emily TahaBurt ISBN-13 9781911107729 Format Paperback Imprint Neem Tree Press Limited Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-08-17 NZ Release Date 2023-08-17 ISBN-10 1911107720 Illustrations 10 black and white illustrations Pages 272 Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-02-22 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-02-22 DEWEY 823.92 Publisher Unbound We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158015536;

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