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Dan Richards was born in Wales in 1982 and grew up in Bristol. He has studied at UEA and Norwich Art School.
Dan is co-author of Holloway with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood; first published in 2012 as a limited run of 277 books – letterpress printed by Richard Lawrence in his Oxford workshop – followed by a general edition by Faber in 2013.
Climbing Days, an exploration of the writing and climbing lives of his great-great aunt and uncle – Dorothy Pilley and I. A. Richards – is set to be published by Faber in Spring 2016.
<p>‘A wonderful jigsaw puzzle of a book’ Kirsty Gunn, <em>Observer</em></p>
<p>‘A heartening touchstone for anyone doing anything in the least bit creative, The Beechwood Airship Interviews is funny, audacious, and most of all, inspiring’ Melissa Harrison, author of <em>Clay</em></p>
<p>‘A kind of miraculous manual, a brilliant answer to the simplest and most mysterious question art inspires: how do they do that?’ Horatio Clare, author of <em>Down to the Sea in Ships</em></p>
<p>‘Burnishing, edifying and relentlessly inspiring. A complex meditation on creativity as opposed to mere technique, full of wonderful, wildly grand statements from people who make excellent things. ’ Emma Jane Unsworth, author of <em>Animals</em></p>
<p>‘An engaging tale of the rhythms and rituals of cultural labour – and of what you can achieve if you have the gumption to ask’ Marcus O’Dair, <em>Caught by the River</em></p>
A journey into the headspaces and workplaces of some of Britain’s most unique artists, from the co-author of the critically acclaimed Holloway.
‘Very good – up my street’ Sir Quentin Blake
‘A riveting chain reaction’ Simon Starling
‘A wonderful jigsaw puzzle of a book’ Observer
Bill Drummond. Richard Lawrence. Stanley Donwood. Jenny Saville. David Nash. Manic Street Preachers. Dame Judi Dench. Cally Callomon. Sheryl Garratt. Vaughan Oliver. Jane Bown. Steve Gullick. Stewart Lee. The Butcher of Common Sense. Robert Macfarlane.
Artists. Writers. Photographers. Musicians. A comedian. An actor. A printer. An airship.
The people interviewed in this book come from all corners of Britain’s cultural landscape but are united in their commitment to their craft.
At the beginning of this extraordinary memoir, Dan Richards impulsively decides to build an airship in his art school bar, an act of opposition which leads him to meet and interview some of Britain’s most extraordinary artists, craftsmen and technicians in the spaces and environments in which they work.
His search for what it is that compels both him and them to create becomes a profound examination of what it is to be an artist in twenty-first century Britain, and an inspiring testament to the importance of making art for art’s sake.
• This is Dan’s solo debut, after co-authoring HOLLOWAY (TCM 17,200) with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood, who are both interviewed in this book.
• Interviewees include Bill Drummond (TCM 17,700), Stewart Lee (TCM 40,700) and Robert Macfarlane (TCM 230,000). Also Jenny Saville, David Nash, Manic Street Preachers and Dame Judi Dench.
• Dan has written for The Guardian, The Quietus and nature writing website Caught by the River. He has a second book, Climbing Days, being published by Faber in the Spring.
• This is a big-hearted book celebrating British artists in all shapes and forms, and should inspire every reader. Dan is making several appearances at literary festivals this summer, and this is the perfect read for festival season.
Competition: Outpost; Holloway;Climbing Days;Wilding;Ghostland;Humor; Hollow Places;Underland;The Old Ways. Robert Macfarlane; Stanley Donwood;Isabella Tree;Edward Parnell;Christopher Hadley;Roger Deakin;Guy Shrubsole;Helen Macdonald
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Dan Richards was born in Wales in 1982 and grew up in Bristol. He has studied at UEA and Norwich Art School.
Dan is co-author of Holloway with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood; first published in 2012 as a limited run of 277 books – letterpress printed by Richard Lawrence in his Oxford workshop – followed by a general edition by Faber in 2013.
Climbing Days, an exploration of the writing and climbing lives of his great-great aunt and uncle – Dorothy Pilley and I. A. Richards – is set to be published by Faber in Spring 2016.