If you wonder about the spaces in which creative people work, and you’re too lazy to wander an open studio tour, On My Desk has come to your rescue.
The web site encourages professional designers, artists, illustrators, or other creatives to post images of their workspace, along with a narrative on the items within it that they find important, inspirational, interesting, practical, or essential to their work and art.
The result is like a parade of homes for professional artists (most of them visual artists), and a place for them to share tools, tricks, reflections, and connections with each other.
Do we dare create such a site for arts and cultural managers? I would imagine image after image of paper piles, rotary phones, and second-hand office furniture.
Thanks to BoingBoing for the link.
If you’re interested in artist workspaces, I recommend “L.A. Women: Artists and Architects” by Eva Schlegel, an Austrian artist. The book features portraits of 38 architects and artists and their workspaces. It’s a very warm, personal introduction to each individual, and websites are provided to enable one to explore work further.
ISBN: 3-85160-039-8. publ. Schlebrugge Editor in Vienna, http://www.schlebruegge.at
Great idea! Most people are curious about the lifestyle of a true artist. What are known to most people are that artists seldom take a bath, most of the time their hands are dirty, and they live in a messy house. This is plain and simple stereotyping. I guess what can save our ever creative artsy people from too much private life humiliation is through this – taking a looking at the real scenario.