The Impossibility of Silence: Writing for Designers Artists & Photographers

About this book

How to write on your art: a guidebook for artists designers and photographers Despite the seemingly common expectation that art should be able to speak for itself creators are often asked to explain the process behind their work their experiences in their vocation and perhaps most dauntingly the meaning conveyed by any particular piece. Drawing upon his own unique career trajectory across multiple fields as a writer designer and teacher Tokyo-based artist Ian Lynam offers readers a variety of approaches to writing about creative fields. Called the Hunter S. Thompson of design writing Lynam uses his industry knowledge and sharp sense of humor to convey his philosophy on writing specifically in a professional creative setting. This volume is not so much a straightforward how-to guide on how to write an artists statement as it is an honest meditation on how difficultand how importantit is for creators to have the facilities to articulate the ethos behind their own work. Lynam encourages readers to think of the blank page as another sort of canvas a space of potential a landscape on which an artist may explore themselves and their work farther than they thought possible. Lynam provides both inspirational text as a jumping-off point for readers as well as concrete techniques in terms of craft.