City Hall proclaimed 2006 the Year of Creativity. ‘Live With Culturersquo; banners flap over the city. And across the city; donors are ponying up millions for the ROM and the AGO. Culturersquo;s never had it so good. Right?The State of the Arts explores the Toronto arts scene from every angle; applauding; assailing and arguing about art in our fair burg. The essays consider the big-ticket and the ticket-free; from the Opera House and the CNE to the subconscious art of graffiti eradication and underground hip-hop. In between; youll find considerations art in the suburbs; how business uses art to sell condos; questions of infrastructure; an examination of Toronto on film and a history of micro press publishing. Youll read about the fine line between party and art; the trials of being a capitalist in a sea of left-wing artists; the power of the internet to create arts communities and a plea for spaces that cater to musicians and their kids.Throughout; youll find equal doses of optimism and frustration; and a good measure of T.O. love. Taken together; the thoughts of these writers; thinkers; musicians and city-builders aim to create an honest survey of where were at and where we can go.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Best artbook this yearBy CustomerYep. There have been quite a few artbooks this year. and I liked a lot of them. in particular another very recent release. "Middle-Earth: Visions of a Modern Myth " by Donato Giancola. but this one is even better. It ranks alongside John Howes artbook ( 2007) from Impact as the best one I have seen from this publisher. and alongside the great Charles Vess artbook from Dark Horse ( 2009) as my overall Fantasy art favorite.Stunning. stunning illustrations. Needless to say I am a huge fan of Tom Kidds work and if you are too. you will find here a vast array of dazzling work. as well as how-to instructions. Various topics are detailed. as you can also see in s search inside function. Kidd is one of the best illustrators the SFF field has ever had and this wonderful book underlines that even more.Highly recommended.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Must have!By Jeremy RavenTom Kidd discusses many things essential for artists who want to paint not only fantasy art but landscape/matte painting also. He has deep insight into how light and colour interact with everyday outside objects such as trees. snow. water and clouds and encourages you to look for these things yourself as you observe nature. There are also some good comments on how to use your imagination and to build up stories to back your creations to make them appear real. I would have liked to see his tutorials go more into his thinking and inspiration of ideas rather than a how to which is why I only gave it 4 stars but really this is definitely a must have for artists alike.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Carla GGreat
