Great Books that All Artists Should Read….
We have prepared a book list for you to peruse through. These are books that your professors have recommended, many which inspired us and many which often informed our work. We will add more books to this list periodically and welcome suggestions for additions from all of you!
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Inspiring Book Recommendations:
Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet Robert Adams. Why People Photograph Gerry Badger. The Pleasures of Good Photographs Matthew Kelly. The Rhythm of Life Stuart Horodner. The Art Life: On Creativity and Career Marty Neumeier. Zag Marshal Berman. All that is Solid Melts into Air Octavio Paz. In Search of the Present Andre Aciman. Alibis Italo Calvino. Mr. Polomar Italo Calvino. Invisible Cities Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass Eric Karjaluoto. The Design Method: A Philosophy and Process for Functional Visual Communication Chip Kidd. And Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters George L. Hersey. Falling in Love with Statues Francette Pacteau. Symptom of Beauty James Joyce. Ulysses Jim Ziolkowski. Walk in Their Shoes |
From our Freshmen Book Discussions:
Robert Henri. The Art Spirit Rainer Maria Rilke. Letters to a Young Poet Mark Dotty. Still Life with Oysters and Lemon John Berger. Ways of Seeing Michael Kimmelman. The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa. Selections of books authored by our faculty:
Paul Fabozzi, Artists, Critics, Context: Readings and and Around American Art since 1945 Available through Amazon Aaris Sherin, Design Elements, color Fundamentals: A Graphic style Manual for Understanding How Color Affects Design Available through Amazon Aaris Sherin, SustainAble: A Handbook of Materials and Applications for Graphic Designers and Their Clients (Design Field Guide) Available through Amazon |