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Best Books for Artists – A Business Focused List
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When I created this list I asked my artist friends about it. Most of them said that it’s difficult to be inspired and expand your horizons after you attend art school. There are plenty of opportunities to be creative but fewer ways to learn about the art world. While you could get someone to show you the ropes, they found it beneficial just to pick up one of the best books for artists and read away.
At this point, you’re probably asking, “How can a book benefit me?”. Well, artists tend to work alone and find it better to learn from experience. With no coworkers or peers, it can be hard to come up with new concepts.
I believe that art is ever-changing and that you must never stop learning. You should want to experience growth and be able to change as an artist.
When it comes to talent as an artist, you need a method to learn new techniques that can help you develop. Honing your skills and adapting to the modern world is what makes art so unique, after all.
If you’re struggling to understand the art world, these few books I recommend can make a difference. These gather inspiration and teach different art techniques. They also list different strategizing business ideas that can help you feel like you’re connected and one of us.
If you don’t want to sit there and browse online for books for hours on end, then I can help by suggesting a handful of good reads.
The list includes some recommendations from people we look up to. So, without further hesitation, here’s the list.
Best Books for Artists
Rockonomics: A Backstage Tour of What the Music Industry Can Teach Us about Economics and Life
The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World
Streampunks: YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media
Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book: Make a World
300 Arguments: Essays
Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success
Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide
Selling Contemporary Art: How to Navigate the Evolving Market
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
You & a Bike & a Road
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: And Other Tough-Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006
- Tibor, Tibor Kalman
- Chip Kidd Book One, Chip Kidd
- Once Upon a Time, Slim Aarons
- Our True Intent is for Your Delight, Martin Parr