Dimensions
135 x 216 x 30mm
A journey into the headspaces and workplaces of some of Britain's most unique artists, from the co-author of the critically acclaimed 'Holloway'. BILL DRUMMONDRICHARD LAWRENCESTANLEY DONWOODJENNY SAVILLEDAVID NASHMANIC STREET PREACHERSDAME JUDI DENCHCALLY CALLOMONSHERYL GARRATTVAUGHAN OLIVERJANE BOWNSTEVE GULLICKSTEWART LEETHE BUTCHER OF COMMON SENSEROBERT MACFARLANEArtists. Writers. Photographers. Musicians. A comedian. An actor. A printer. An airship.The people interviewed in this book come from all corners of Britain's cultural landscape but are united in focus and commitment to their craft.At the beginning of this extraordinary memoir, Dan Richards impulsively decides to build an airship in his art school bar, an act of opposition which leads him to meet and interview some of Britain's most extraordinary artists, craftsmen and technicians in the spaces and environments in which they work.His search for what it is that compels both he and they to create becomes a profound examination of what it is to be an artist in 21st Century Britain, and an inspiring testament to the importance of making art for art's sake.
