{"product_id":"the-artists-studio-a-cultural-history-a-times-best-art-book-of-2022-by-james-hall-9780500021712","title":"The Artist's Studio: A Cultural History – A Times Best Art Book of 2022","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Times Best Art Book of 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exciting narrative and visual history of the artist's studio, examining the myth and reality of the creative space from early times to today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist's workplace has always been an imaginary as well as an actual location, an idealised utopia as well as the domain of dirty, back-breaking work. Written descriptions, paintings, prints and even photographs of the artist's atelier distort as much as they document. This pioneering cultural history charts the myth and reality of the creative space from Ancient Greece to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracing a history that extends far beyond the bohemian, romantic and renaissance cults of the artist, each chapter focuses on key developments of the studio space as seen in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar images. Mythical and divine makers, and some amateurs, are included, and so too are craftspeople - workers in metal and wood, potters, illuminators, weavers, embroiderers, and architects, to name a few. Each carefully chosen example is placed within a cultural and political context, with the aim of correcting the historical imbalance that has long overlooked the many artisans who collaborated with artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeading authority James Hall also extends the discussion to the artist's museum and the artist's house, as well as \u003ci\u003eplein air\u003c\/i\u003e painting and the development of portable studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363011444972,"sku":"9780500021712","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/37983482366.jpg?v=1772912132","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-artists-studio-a-cultural-history-a-times-best-art-book-of-2022-by-james-hall-9780500021712","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}