First, Godkin wrote, artists pioneer cheap, picturesque watering holes.
When tasked to describe their set on the Scream the Prayer Tour in HM Magazine, Corey Erb wrote: Artists who possessed strong showmanship skills have largely influenced Scogin; some of these artists include James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
Amazing, scathing," wrote artist Sacha Baumann.
One hundred and forty-one written artist profiles are being assembled for a book to be published next year.
When he writes, artist Tian Wei doesn't just use language, he uses color, movement, and physical substance.
"A figure of a woman is lining up a billiard shot, while the figure of a man…stands dreaming in a doorway," writes artist-printmaker Peter Milton (b. 1930).
"We can't allow a split… ranking one art above the others," wrote artist Henry van de Velde in 1895, articulating a doctrine of art nouveau: art should affect the lives of all people, should enter their homes and influence their furnishings, uniting beauty and utility (2 ).
They may also want a written artist statement, bio, exhibition experience.
The people I talked to understood the book because they were artists, and I write about artists.
