by Kevin Wallace
Director, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Book is signed by the author
Size: 7" x 10" | 281 color images | 144 pp
ISBN 13: 9780764355196 | Binding: soft cover
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Description
Art can seem very separate from our daily lives today, and, as our society careens its way through change and conflict, it may seem increasingly irrelevant. Art advocate Kevin Wallace, director of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, provides reminders of how and why we thrive when we connect art and life, including first-person insights from 150+ contemporary artists like Binh Pho, Kay Sekimachi, Avital Sheffer, Lino Tagliapietra, Jan Hopkins, Beatrice Wood, and dozens more.
Throughout history, art was naturally intertwined with people’s daily lives: a bowl for water, a carving to record a war, objects to capture religion and identity. This handbook juxtaposes our past with “big ideas” relating to contemporary art, helping to demystify them so that we can repair the connection, and turn our lives into art.
About the Author
Kevin Wallace has guest-curated exhibitions for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, the Long Beach Museum of Art, the Cultural Affairs Department of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles International Airport, and others. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on contemporary art, woodturning, ceramics, glass, and basketry and has contributed to many international periodicals. Wallace is director of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Ojai, California, and regularly lectures and presents workshops on the intersection of art and life.
