Why Are You Creative? (Book & Merchandise)

Hermann Vaske

ISBN 10: 3949070060 / ISBN 13: 9783949070068

Published by Seltmann Publishers GmbH, Ludenscheid, 2025

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Book & Merchandise. As part of a personal quest, director Hermann Vaske explored the genius behind the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers for over 30 years. His interview partners include over 1000 luminaries, among them Academy Award and Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of visual art, music, acting, philosophy, politics, business and science, posing the question: Why are you creative? All of the participants created an artefact for the projectsome very personal, some bizarre. Following the success of exhibitions across Europe, now, 100 of the most interesting, fascinating answers are compiled in this book as postcards. This collection of inspiring postcards presents 100 unique answers to the question Why Are You Creative? with musings from famous voices, including David Hockney, Nelson Mandela, and Vivienne Westwood, compiled by director Hermann Vaske. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Are You Creative? (Book & Merchandise)
• Publisher: Seltmann Publishers GmbH, Ludenscheid
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3949070060
• ISBN 13: 9783949070068
• Binding: Book & Merchandise
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

As part of a personal quest, director Hermann Vaske explored the genius behind the world’s most intriguing artists and thinkers for over 30 years. His interview partners include over 1000 luminaries, among them Academy Award and Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of visual art, music, acting, philosophy, politics, business and science, posing the question: “Why are you creative?”

All of the participants also created an artefact for the project — some very personal, some bizarre. Following the success of exhibitions across Europe, now, 100 of the most interesting, fascinating answers are compiled in this book.

About the Author

Hermann Vaske is a director, author, and producer. As a director he worked with actors such as Dennis Hopper, Harvey Keitel, Sir Peter Ustinov and John Cleese. As a producer, he worked with artists such as Marina Abramovic, Shirin Neshat and Vivien Westwood and extraordinary human beings such as Nelson Mandela, Stephen Hawking and the Dalai Lama. His films have been shown in Venice, Cannes, Toronto and Palm Springs and won numerous awards. Including the Grimme-Preis, Germany’s TV Oscar, the Hessian Film Award, Venice TV Festival, Gold Clios, Cannes Lions and New York Festivals Film & TV Awards.