Latin American Artists in Their Studios

Rating:
Summary: At the top of my stack of coffee table books.
Review: Marie-Pierre Colle has taken the work of Alexander Liberman (The Artist in His Studio) and advanced the shutter to give us another view into artists' studios. Many of her photos, done by professionals, approach fine art themselves. While I wasn't particularly a fan of Latin artists before I read her work, I now have a much greater appreciation, and knowledge, of them than ever before. My copy sits on top of Alexander Liberman's "The Artist in His Studio" on my coffee table. Many other books come and go, but these two stay. I have yet to spill coffee on either of them because I become so absorbed in them that the coffee gets cold waiting for me to return to it. One thing I love about her work is that it doesn't sound like self-absorbed, psuedo-intellectual, egotistically-analytical "art critiques". If you want to be bored, look elsewhere. If you want to "hear" the artist talk, "experience" their studios, and "travel" the world--then get this book. Don't get it to impress your friends, get it to impress your life with the working spaces of great artists that originated in Latin America. If you have ever wanted to visit a famous artists's studio then this is the book for you. Perhaps I can sum up my opinion of this book by repeating what I tell my best friends, "Sorry, get your own!"

Rating:
Summary: At the top of my stack of coffee table books.
Review: Marie-Pierre Colle has taken the work of Alexander Liberman (The Artist in His Studio) and advanced the shutter to give us another view into artists' studios. Many of her photos, done by professionals, approach fine art themselves. While I wasn't particularly a fan of Latin artists before I read her work, I now have a much greater appreciation, and knowledge, of them than ever before. My copy sits on top of Alexander Liberman's "The Artist in His Studio" on my coffee table. Many other books come and go, but these two stay. I have yet to spill coffee on either of them because I become so absorbed in them that the coffee gets cold waiting for me to return to it. One thing I love about her work is that it doesn't sound like self-absorbed, psuedo-intellectual, egotistically-analytical "art critiques". If you want to be bored, look elsewhere. If you want to "hear" the artist talk, "experience" their studios, and "travel" the world--then get this book. Don't get it to impress your friends, get it to impress your life with the working spaces of great artists that originated in Latin America. If you have ever wanted to visit a famous artists's studio then this is the book for you. Perhaps I can sum up my opinion of this book by repeating what I tell my best friends, "Sorry, get your own!"