{"product_id":"old-masters-and-young-geniuses-9780691133805","title":"Old Masters and Young Geniuses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers an understanding of artistic creativity by examining the careers not only of great painters but also of important sculptors, poets, novelists, and movie directors. This book provides insights into the mysterious processes of human creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Galenson's idea that creativity can be divided into these types--conceptual and experimental--has a number of important implications.\"--Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker \"David Galenson has developed something approaching a unified theory of art ... [that] does a surprisingly good job of explaining the relative value of the world's great paintings... While Mr. Galenson has been studying the art world over the last five years, all sorts of other fields have been engaged in their own debate about judgment versus rules... When the traditionalists in these fields describe their skepticism of statistics, they sometimes make the argument that their craft is as much art as it is science. That's a nice line, but the next time you hear it, think back to Mr. Galenson's work. Even art, it turns out, has a good bit of science to it.\"--David Leonhardt, The New York Times \"After a decade of number crunching, Galenson, at the not-so-tender age of 55, has fashioned something audacious and controversial: a unified field theory of creativity. Not bad for a middle-aged guy. What have you done lately?\"--Daniel Pink, Wired \"An intriguing book.\"--The Age (Sunday Edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables ix  Preface xi      INTRODUCTION 1      CHAPTER 1: Theory 4  Experimental and Conceptual Innovators 4  Archetypes 5  Planning, Working, and Stopping 11  Innovation and Age: Old Masters and Young Geniuses 14  Artists, Scholars, and Art Scholars 15      CHAPTER 2: Measurement 21  Quantifying Artistic Success 21  Prices 21  Textbook Illustrations 25  Examples: Ten Important Modern Painters 27  Retrospective Exhibitions 33  Examples: Ten Important American Painters 35  Museum Collections 40  Museum Exhibition 42  Measuring Careers 44      CHAPTER 3: Extensions 47  The Spectrum of Approaches 47  Can Artists Change? 56  Anomalies 61      CHAPTER 4: Implications 67  Masters and Masterpieces 67  The Impressionists'Challenge to the Salon 71  Masterpieces without Masters 73  Contrasting Careers 80  Conflicts 82  The Globalization of Modern Art 86      CHAPTER 5: Before Modern Art 94      CHAPTER 6: Beyond Painting 111  Sculptors 111  Poets 122  Novelists 134  Movie Directors 149      CHAPTER 7: Perspectives 162  Portraits of the Artist as an Experimental or Conceptual Innovator 162  Portraits of the Artist as a Young or Old Innovator 166  Psychologists on the Life Cycles of Creativity 171  Understanding and Increasing Creativity 177  Seekers and Finders 185      Notes 187  Bibliography 207  Index 223","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865519862103,"sku":"9780691133805","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691133805.jpg?v=1722274364","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/old-masters-and-young-geniuses-9780691133805","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}