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Review your favorite art books, recent purchases, or books you would like to own. Does that recent retrospective of (INSERT ARTIST NAME HERE) deserve a spot on your nightstand or isn't it worth the paper it was printed on???

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Created By: John Collier
Latest Activity: 23 Nov

One advantage of getting into art a little later in life is that my wife and I have steady, rather high paying, jobs and can afford a few guilty pleasures. For me it's art books. I buy one or two books every week and have a very nice collection going. Amazon loves me. Barnes and Noble welcomes me. Used book stores buy me a cappuccino and offer to carry my basket. You get the idea.

My favorite types of art books are large format retrospectives on certain artists and books on art theory. My intellectual side likes the art theory because it helps ease my feelings of inadequacy at not having an art related degree (I'm a food scientist). My carnal side likes the visual appeal of large print images and holding great works of art (well reproductions at least) in my hands. If I could touch the real artwork I would. I'm that guy who's always being asked to take a step back because my nose is a bit to close to the Van Gogh. Art books are my crutch that allow me to get close to the artwork I admire without getting a slap on the hand.

I'll post reviews of some of my books on this discussion board. I hope you'll do the same.

John Collier

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"Alex Katz: Small Paintings" and "Wayne Thiebaud: Fifty Years of Painting"

Started by John Collier 24 Apr

"Eric Fischl : 1970 - 2000", by Danto 5 Replies

Started by John Collier. Last reply by ted stanuga 10 Apr.

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Comment by Sophia Louisa Lee on 8 June 2008 at 5:16am: I'm looking for the book This is my Body, this is My Software by Orlan.... it was a short book written in both English & French in the 1990s. I haven't been able to find it anywhere, and am looking for any leads.

Many thanks! - Sophia