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25.6 - Jamie NYC's task: The Last Abstract Expressionist
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Reserved for approvedOption 1 - Female Artist
- Art Restorer
- Portrait artist
- Dancer/performing art
- Singer/songwriter/poet
- Photographer
- Fabric and Fashion Designer/visual artOption 2 - Different Settings
- Jerusalem, France, Italy (different countries)
- NM, TX, Mexico (different states and countries)
- UK and Chicago (US)
- NYC and Fillory
Hi Jamie,Would this book work?The Woman I Wanted to Be by Diane Von Furstenberg?
She was a clothing designer and is known for creating amazing prints.
I love this task! My father knew Joan Mitchell, back in the days when she visited MexicoFor Book 2:
It starts in the UK and then moves to Chicago, but I think only a small part of the book takes place in the UK
Will it work?
Donna wrote: "Hi Jamie,Would this book work?The Woman I Wanted to Be by Diane Von Furstenberg?
She was a clothing designer and is ..."
Sure, I would say that's visual art and fits the theme.
Enjoy!
Pia wrote: "I love this task! My father knew Joan Mitchell, back in the days when she visited Mexico"That's so cool. I enjoyed learning more about her, she had an interesting life!
Does the artist have to be a professional or can it be a hobby as long as it's a major point in the book?
Jamie wrote: "Pia wrote: "I love this task! My father knew Joan Mitchell, back in the days when she visited Mexico"That's so cool. I enjoyed learning more about her, she had an interesting life!"
I must read her bio... Someone told me my father's name is in it... don't know if it's true.
I edited the post to include a book, will it work?
Pia wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Pia wrote: "I love this task! My father knew Joan Mitchell, back in the days when she visited Mexico"That's so cool. I enjoyed learning more about her, she had an interesting life!"..."
Yes so long as it is clear she is in the UK at first and then goes to Chicago it would work.
Cait wrote: "Does the artist have to be a professional or can it be a hobby as long as it's a major point in the book?"It can be a hobby if it is a major point.
Will these work for option 2?Cities of the Plain New Mexico, Texas and Mexico
The Brotherhood of Book Hunters Jerusalem, France and Italy
Thank you.
Kim wrote: "Will these work for option 2?Cities of the Plain New Mexico, Texas and Mexico
The Brotherhood of Book Hunters Jerusalem, France and Italy
Thank you."
Either one will work so long as the characters are in those locations
Amy wrote: "Will this work for option 1: Bunheads? The main character is a dancer."Yes, that's a performing artist
Please confirm A Study in Death for option 1.The heroine is portrait artist (this is stated in the GR description).
Thanks
Lauren wrote: "Please confirm A Study in Death for option 1.The heroine is portrait artist (this is stated in the GR description).
Thanks"
That works
For Option 3, do I understand correctly that we can match ANY word in the quote of three letters or more? Including "and"?
Jamie - what is your ruling on childrens (as long as meets requirements)...
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Moderator's Note: See the FAQs: "D. What if the task doesn't say anything about childrens books? Does that mean I can't use a book with the childrens genre?
Books with the genre childrens or kids can be used for any task that doesn't specifically exclude them. But the book must meet the AR Bookfinder criteria specified above and you must provide the AR Bookfinder info when posting."
i always check - honestly, i'll admit to not reading the rules recently ;)
Christine wrote: "For Option 3, do I understand correctly that we can match ANY word in the quote of three letters or more? Including "and"?"Yes "and" works
Dee wrote: "Jamie - what is your ruling on childrens (as long as meets requirements)..."I did not exclude children's books. Thanks Sandy for answering
Beautiful task, Jamie!My choices:
Option 1: M Train by Patti Smith
Option 3: The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
The word is "from"
Seeking approval for the following:Option 3- Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs= "leaves" is matching word in quote
Option 4-The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery
Initials 'L' and 'M' found in Joan Mitchell
I'm confused about Option 2. You state: Read a book which takes place in more than one clearly defined location separated at least by one state or country
But you have approved Cities of the Plain, which takes place in TX, NM and Mexico ... these are all contiguous states/countries - not separated by another state/country.
Can you clarify?
Would an art restorer/consultant work for option 1?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1137...
So I'm wondering about The Magicians by Lev Grossman for Option 2. I think it's along the same lines as Hunger Games in that it goes between a real world (New York) and a fantasy world (Fillory). It's definitely delineated in the book, but I am just not sure how much time is spent in the fantasy world.
Shiraloo wrote: "So I'm wondering about The Magicians by Lev Grossman for Option 2. I think it's along the same lines as Hunger Games in that it goes between a real world (New York) and a fantasy wor..."I'm not a mod or the task creator, so my opinion doesn't matter, but in case it helps the task creator - I've read The Magicians and a significant part of the story does take place in Fillory.
Book Concierge wrote: "I'm confused about Option 2. You state: Read a book which takes place in more than one clearly defined location separated at least by one state or country
But you have approved [book:Cities of th..."
I will change the wording. As long as it is a different state it is fine. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh don't work but Philadelphia and Trenton do
Trish wrote: "Would an art restorer/consultant work for option 1?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1137..."
It is close but the restoration part is artistic so okay
Shiraloo wrote: "So I'm wondering about The Magicians by Lev Grossman for Option 2. I think it's along the same lines as Hunger Games in that it goes between a real world (New York) and a fantasy wor..."Yes that works. And I have read the book and liked it. Enjoy!
Boston Kate wrote: "Shiraloo wrote: "So I'm wondering about The Magicians by Lev Grossman for Option 2. I think it's along the same lines as Hunger Games in that it goes between a real world (New York) ..."Thanks!
Here's one I think will work for option one: Still Life with Bread Crumbs. Based on GR description, the main character is a photographer.
I think you may have missed my approval request which is listed in message #28.
Wanda wrote: "Seeking approval for the following:Option 3- Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs= "leaves" is matching word in quote
Option 4-The Story Girl by [auth..."
Approved
Sorry for the delay!
Jamie wrote: "Trish wrote: "Would an art restorer/consultant work for option 1?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1137..."
It is close but the restoration part is artistic so okay"
Thanks.
Debra wrote: "For option 3, would you accept The City of Mirrors? The word in the quote is "mirror"."No, sorry it has to match exactly
I'm trying to find a home for The Thunder Keeper. as on reading, I realised didn't match the first task I wanted to use it for. Are the Wind River Reservation (Wyoming), and Denver (Colorado) are far enough apart to qualify for Option 2. They're in different but contiguous states. The GR descriptions seem to vary by edition, but the multiple locations seem to be clearest in the description for the hardback.
Yes two different states will work so WY and CO are acceptable
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A few years ago I saw a painting and I liked it quite a bit. It was Joan Mitchell's Sunflowers: see it
I looked up some other works by her and admired them as well. A few weeks ago I was walking by Christie's Auction House ahead of their big 20th Century Week sales. In the huge display windows looking out over Rockefeller Center they had big reproductions of the works that would be up for sale. I saw a Chagall, a Kahlo, a Warhol among others. I passed one big painting and had to go back and look again, it just struck me as interesting.
The painting was Noon: see it. The artist was Joan Mitchell and I recalled that I had admired her before.
I knew the SRC's summer theme was Abstract Art and there was the basis for my task!
Joan Mitchell's life was as dramatic as many other of the more famous male artists of her time. She grew up in Chicago, lived in NYC and Paris.
From www.theartstory.org:
"Joan Mitchell is known for the compositional rhythms, bold coloration, and sweeping gestural brushstrokes of her large and often multi-paneled paintings. Inspired by landscape, nature, and poetry, her intent was not to create a recognizable image, but to convey emotions. Mitchell's early success in the 1950s was striking at a time when few women artists were recognized. She referred to herself as the "last Abstract Expressionist," and she continued to create abstract paintings until her death in 1992."
A quote from her about Sunflowers:
"Sunflowers are something I feel very intensely. They look so wonderful when young and they are so very moving when they are dying. I don't like fields of sunflowers. I like them alone or, of course, painted by Van Gogh."
This is a two book task with several options. Pick two different options.
Required: State which options you chose when you post.
Option 1: Read a book (fiction or non fiction) about a woman artist. She can be a musician, performing artist, or visual artist. She may be an amateur as long as art is a major part of her life and is evident in the book.
Required: If it's not clear from the book's GRs description, explain how the book fits the task when you post.
Option 2: Read a book which takes place in more than one clearly defined location (different states, different countries, etc.), ie Los Angeles and Philadelphia or Georgia and Florida or New York City and Toronto or Paris and Dublin. Locations must be in separated by at least a state or country border. Fantasy worlds can work if it's clear they're different jurisdictions (ie the different Districts in The Hunger Games).
Required: If it's not clear from the book's GRs description, explain how the book fits the task when you post.
Option 3: Read a book with a title/subtitle that contains a word of at least 3 letters that can also be found in this quote from Mitchell. Words must match exactly.
Required: Identify the word used when you post
Option 4: Read a book written by an author whose initials (first and last) can be found in JOAN MITCHELL. If the book has multiple authors, only one author's initials must be found in the artist's name.