Stayin' Alive: Survival Tactics for the Visual Artist

Hopper, Robin

ISBN 10: 0873495713 / ISBN 13: 9780873495714

Published by Krause Publications (edition Presumed First Edition), 2003

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stayin' Alive: Survival Tactics for the Visual Artist
• Publisher: Krause Publications (edition Presumed First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873495713
• ISBN 13: 9780873495714
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Presumed First Edition.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Internationally recognized artist and author Robin Hopper details survival strategies for developing a personal lifestyle as a creative artist. The text is a combination of pragmatism, practicality, and philosophy, liberally spiced with humor and anecdotes from Hopper's 45 years of personal experience. This book also incorporates personal life stories of 19 full-time studio artists. Between them, these artists have more than 500 years of studio experience in the art of staying alive.

Stayin' Alive also includes, from four specialists in the field, information on legal and financial matters, how to approach magazine publishers, and tips for photographing work.

About the Author

Robin Hopper is an internationally recognized ceramic artist, author, educator, and garden designer. Born in London and trained there at Croydon College of Art, he has been working as an artist since 1955. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.