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Theory for the Creative Mind
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items All places, theory books, and movies was research for both of my degrees. Going back to the university I ended up studying my Bachelors of Fine Arts in Computer Art and my Masters of Fine Arts in Photography. I used most of this information to do my ...
Sections
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Writing About Art
Art Theory
Photography Theory
Graphic Design Theory
Sex in the Media
Myth and Folklore
Writing About Art
I was never the big fan about writing. At the university I spend most of my time at the writing center. It was my third home away from home.
This book will help the artist understand their own artwork to simply clarify and understand on how to write.
Writing the Artist Statement: Your Work's Spirit
This book is one of the best selling guides to simplify it on writing about your work.
Amazon.com: A Short Guide to Writing About Art
Art Theory
When I was doing my undergrad, my research required to read about art in general.
This book challenges you on the way you perceive and interpret art. The book provides you to manipulate the way you see art on a different scale.
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
This book explores the way that you make art, the reasons the you often don’t get to create it, and the difficulties that you, as an artist, go through to give up along way.
Art & Fear: Observations on Artmaking
This book is designed not to help learn the creative process, but help you let go of the blockage that you might have to freely create your art.
Art That Transforms Yourself And The World
Photography Theory
Going back to graduate school required a lot of reading and research for my major.
Learn the history of photography where it all begins and where it stands as of today.
Seizing the Light: History of Photography
Barthes is a French literary theorist and philosopher. This book is divided into two parts and the meaning of the title comes from an optical device. He highlights the evolution of his process thoughts and criticism about photography.
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography - Barnes & Noble
In her book she explores the visual representations of war and violence in today's culture.
Regarding the Pain of Others: Sontag, Susan
In this book, she argues the true nature and realness of photographs.
On Photography: Sontag, Susan: 9780312420093
This book is a collection of 500 images from the world's best photographers from mid-19th century to today. The book is in alphabetical order by photographers name.
The Photography Book: Editors of Phaidon Press
This book presents 40 of the most active art historians and theorists to debate the nature of photography.
Amazon.com: Photography Theory (The Art Seminar)
Graphic Design Theory
As a Professor, before I assigned my students work, we go over some the worlds famous designers in history.
This is a visual history of 130 years of design. Development from the late 19th century through the economic boom after the World War 2 until today.
The History of Graphic Design
The second volume explores the historical of designs from 1960s until today. It dives deep through the passage of time from minimalist packaging to colorful adverts and smart environmental graphics to sleek interfaces.
The History of Graphic Design 1960-Today
The book is divided into three sections. “Creating the Fields” traces the evolution of graphic design back to the early 1900s. "Building on Success" covers mid-1900s to late twentieth century. “Mapping the Future” opens the last century and current d...
Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field
The book is an introduction from 1960s to the present designer of today. It provides an understanding of digital design vocabulary and thoughts.
Digital Design Theory: Readings from Field
Sex in the Media
Going back to grad school, I had to take this class call “Sex in the Media”. Understanding the male and the female gaze in the media and in the society we have today. Plus, studying the LGBTQ+ community and the struggles they have in the past.
You get to have dinner with the drags and enjoy the show. Parties are every Tuesday thru Sunday, reservation required.
LIPS - New York's ULTIMATE Drag Queen Show Palace, Restaurant ...
The museum is located in NYC. Each room is a different section about animals, humans and (cartoon) hentai. They also have a documentary section on pornstars that made it in the industry but had a very dark life.
Museum of Sex
This is a documentary film about Linda's life. She was used and abused by the porn industry by her husband. Then realizes that she needs to take control of her life.
Lovelace
A documentary of poverty, aids and discrimination in the 1980s in New York City. This movie is the chronicles of Harlem drag balls. Each house competes in fashion, movement and style to win a trophies.
Watch Paris Is Burning | Prime Video
The series takes place in 1980s in New York City. Pose looks at the justification of several segments of life and society, including the ball culture world.
Watch Pose | Netflix
The movie crosses a forbidden line and creates a transgenic experiments on a human. There are other crimes along the way.
Watch The Skin I Live In | Prime Video
It about a gay couple that invites a sex counselor to New York's polysexual sex scene party. In the end, the gay couple relationship gets complicated as they welcome a third lover.
Watch Shortbus | Prime Video
Myth and Folklore
Disney confuses and manipulates us into believing that all stories have a happy ending. Not all fairy tales ends with a kiss.
The tale of two con-artist brothers that sells protection from menacing spirits to a gullible small town. In the end they battle the real evil creature in the haunted forest.
Watch The Brothers Grimm | Prime Video
Filled with stories that we all know as child, but with a twist. Originally collected by the Grimm Brothers the stories are from the early 1800s. The stories have a dark side and they don't end with happily ever after.
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
This book is the first comprehensive anthology of feminist fairy tales and essays to appear since the women's movement gained momentum in the 1960s.
Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North ...
This book presents 24 of the best known fairy tales in their original written form.
OPIE:CLASSIC FAIRY TALES P: OPIE, Iona
This book is easy to understand and easy to read. The author introduces the wondrous and terrifying world of superhuman beings.
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of Greek Myths
Personal Growth
There is always room for positivity and personal growth.
The author offers a life altering perspective on the attainment of success. He makes us understand the true nature and learn to live in harmony with natural law, a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationship, and material abundance spri...
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Pocketbook
This book is her reflections, confessions, advice, memories and her hard-earned lessons.
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before Adulting
This book will teach you how to get unstuck, find your path, find the best version of yourself, feel less alone on your journey, set into your own power, wake up feeling motivated and inspired, develop crystal clear clarity and take complete ownershi...
You Deserve This Shit: Get Unstuck, Find Your Path, and Become ...
This is a self help book. It presents a counterintuitive approach to living a good life, by arguing life's struggles giving it meaning. It emphasizes the importance of focusing on what truly matters to you and directing you energy towards those aspec...
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
This book will guide you to eliminate self doubt. You need to embrace your potential and create a more fulfilling life by recognizing and addressing self sabotaging beliefs and behavior.
You Are a Badass: Stop Doubting Your Greatness
This book encourages women to embraces their ambitions to stop apologizing for their desires.
Girl, Stop Apologizing: Embrace Yourself
This book encourages readers to observe their thoughts without judgement.
Don't Believe Everything You Think
Business Growth
Read some of the books to improve customers relations and improve your business.
This book is rank as one of the best successful management book ever published. You can learn the strategies of one-minute management to save time and increase productivity whether it's your home, your business or your children.
The One Minute Manager - Books
“Cheese” is a metaphor for what you want in life, whether you want a good job, a loving relationship, money, a possession, health, or a spiritual peace of mind. “Maze” is a metaphor for where you look for what you want. There is unexpected changes al...
Who Moved My Cheese - Books
She believe, God first, family second and career third. She achieved her dream, she inspired, she motivated and she cared. She said if you expect great things, great things will happen, so expect results.
Miracles Happen: Ash, Mary Kay - Books
This book will teach markets and business owners to use the seven elements to dramatically improve on how to connect with customers to grow their business.
StoryBrand - Clarify Your Message - StoryBrand
In the second book, the author teaches marketers and business owners how to use the seven universal elements of powerful stories to improve how they connect with customers and grow their business.
Building a StoryBrand 2.0
Social Media Growth
It will help you understand social media algorithms and what they look for.
This book teaches you how to incorporate the seven part framework into their social media channels to increase engagement and see better results.
Social Media Success for Every Brand