{"product_id":"state-of-the-arts-california-artists-talk-about-their-work-9781566636315","title":"State of the Arts: California Artists Talk About","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf California is a state of mind, Barbara Isenberg's interviews with more than fifty of California's prominent painters, writers, composers, architects, directors, and performers help explain why. They include Dave Brubeck, Joan Didion, Clint Eastwood, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Frank Gehry, David Hockney, Randy Newman, Maxine Hong Kingston, Luis Valdez, Larry Gelbart, Matt Groening, Robert Graham, Carol Burnett, Michael Tilson Thomas, and many others. Some were born in California; others came from afar for its light, space, natural beauty, and opportunity. In these conversations, they talk about how they became artists and how living in California influences their work. They offer a kaleidoscopic view of the many ways that environment affects and nurtures the creative process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading these interviews is like eavesdropping on the artists' ruminations. * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is the single best example of how creativity inspires creativity in the hothouse environment of California. * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003eProbing interviews...plumbs the qualities of the Golden State that inspire those who were born or moved there. * Time *\u003cbr\u003eEven as a non-Californian, I find great delight in reading this book, and in the richness and contributions its heroes have made in life. -- Studs Terkel\u003cbr\u003eHer book is filled with wonderful insights and anecdotes—funny, moving, and fascinating. -- Milton Esterow * Artnews *\u003cbr\u003eInteresting and eclectic...this is an illuminating book. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eA vivid sampler of perspectives on California's unique and inspiring ambience and its significant contribution to world culture. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eIsenberg’s approach, to simply transcribe and edit her interviews, results in frank, deeply personal narratives, each in its distinctive voice. -- Erin Lindholm * Performances *\u003cbr\u003eThese diverse firsthand stories…make great reading. -- Patricia M. Hancock * Naea News *","brand":"Ivan R Dee, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515921797463,"sku":"9781566636315","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/state-of-the-arts-california-artists-talk-about-their-work-9781566636315","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}