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Author Lynam, Ian, 1972-, author, artist

Title The impossibility of silence : writing for designers, artists & photographers, or, The opposite of standing around waiting for lightning to strike / Ian Lynam
Published [Eindhoven] : Onomatopee, [2020]
©2020

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Description 210 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Series Onomatopee (Series) ; 176
Contents (Intro) The blank page -- Questions, questions -- Margins & mixtapes, or, Blood on the slopes -- The impossibility of silence, or, The weight -- The narrator: you, and your voice, or, The time traveler's ex-wife -- The hero/protagonist: you? -- The foil: influence -- Content: the stuff, or, The meaningful hole -- Structure (The Arc) -- The villain -- The love interest -- The plumber: fame -- The prize -- The penguin -- The audience: sense & sensibility, or You shall know us by our verbosity! -- Style & form, or, The gold plated sword -- Taste (The Appeal) -- The muse, or Welcome to the jungle -- Practice -- Editing, or Waders -- Forms of practice: Poop, or, The burden of exile -- The seeming resolution, or, Failure, failure, failure -- Conclusion, or, The end
Summary "The Impossibility of Silence is a book for artists, designers and photographers interested in approaching writing about their vocation and culture. Drawing upon decades of experience as a writer, designer, artist and teacher, Ian Lynam offers up a plethora of inspirational and concrete approaches to writing about creative fields."--Back cover
Subject Authorship -- Study and teaching
Art -- Authorship
Design -- Authorship
Photography -- Authorship
Authorship -- Study and teaching.
Photography -- Authorship.
LC no. 2020502265
ISBN 9789493148390
9493148394
Other Titles Opposite of standing around waiting for lightning to strike