Make Art or Die Trying: The Only Art Book Youll Ever Need If You Want to Make A [Hardcover]

Learn to make art that can change the world.

Multidisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, and activist Stuart Semple believes that art is for everyone, and that everyone is an artist. Every single human has an inner spark of creativity that can make the world a better place. Art can change people, places, attitudes, and communities, healing and communicating when words aren’t enough.

Make Art or Die Tryingempowers you tounderstand and connect with big art ideasandembrace your creative potential, no matter where you’re starting from. This stunning, informative, and inspiring book demystifies influential art concepts of the 20th and 21st centuries, including happenings, performance art, Bauhaus, and Fluxus, making them super-approachable and inviting you to learn, make art, and make change.

Each chapter:
 

• Explains a transformative art concept in a simple, straightforward, jargon-free way.
• Shares examples by amazing and innovative artists.
• Offers DIY ideas and exercises that encourage you to explore the concept yourself and ultimately develop your own unique conversation with the wider world.
• Includes a QR code that allows access to an exclusive video by Stuart that takes the conversation to a deeper level.

LetMake Art or Die Tryingbe your guide to harnessing the power of creative ideas to create art and change in your life and community.

Stuart Sempleis a world-renowned contemporary artist, curator, and activist. His multidisciplinary approach spans painting, printmaking, video, technology, sculpture, happenings, and performances. His works have been exhibited at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts)/UK, Denver Art Museum, Dulwich Picture Gallery, the Barbican, the Whitworth, and several other museums and institutions. Stuart has written forThe Guardian,VogueSpain, andArt of Englandmagazine, l£'