Art and Soul Notes on Creating

by Flack, Audrey

• ISBN13: 9780140193473
• ISBN10: 0140193472
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780525482727
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-11-01
• Publisher: Penguin Books
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Summary

This book of nourishing wisdom, by a leading woman artist, is a series of meditations on art, the art worlc and the creative process. Intended to offer "comfor and nourishment" to other artists -- including poets, musicians, dancers, painters, and sculptors -- Flack's teas and insights help to open the pathways of creativity.

Author Biography

AUDREY FLACK is a highly celebrated American artist. Her paintings, drawings, and sculpture explore feminist themes and reflect her interest in religion and mythology, including her Jewish heritage. Audrey's works reside in several prestigious museums including The Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Audrey Flack has numerous prestigious degrees including both a graduate and an honorary doctorate degree from Cooper Union in New York City. Additionally, she has a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Yale University and attended New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts where she studied Art History. In 2015, Flack received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Clark University. Audrey Flack’s Photorealist paintings were the first Photorealist paintings to be purchased for the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection, and her legacy for photorealism lives on to influence many American and International artists today. She lives and works in New York City and East Hampton.