"Think Like an Artist" by Will Gompertz Publisher: Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House

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Summarize the 10 key words that make an artistic master

Uncover the creative secrets of the masters

A collection of what Will Gompertz, editor-in-chief of BBC Arts, has seen, known and thought throughout his career

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Will Gompertz is the best teacher you could ever have.

——The Guardian

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◎ Editor's Recommendation

☆ BBC Art Channel editor-in-chief analyzes artists' creative thinking

Will Gomperz, editor-in-chief of BBC Art, entered the art circle in the 1980s and has been in the industry for more than 30 years. He has communicated directly with many art masters such as Luc Tuymans and published the best-selling book "150 Years of Modern Art". Gomperz puts what he has seen, known and thought in his career into writing, using light-hearted and interesting creative stories to analyze the creative thinking of artists.

☆ 10 keywords to crack the success of more than 20 art masters

In Gomperz's view, art masters are enterprising, extremely curious, and brave... Under these keywords, he casually brought up the wonderful stories and sharp wit of more than 20 literary and art masters. These familiar names have a wonderful connection: Andy Warhol and Van Gogh, Steve Jobs and Picasso, Luc Tuymans and Vermeer... Gomperz also revealed the creative secrets of famous artists in sharp and straightforward language.

☆ With pictures and text, easy to get started

The humorous text, rich artwork illustrations and precious artist portraits, supplemented by simple and avant-garde design and humorous illustrations, allow you to easily understand the thinking and works of great artists and learn to think like an artist.

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◎ Introduction

How do artists get inspiration and find their own unique style or creative themes? What experiences did they have before becoming masters? Through years of close contact with the world's greatest creative thinkers, Will Gomperz, editor-in-chief of the BBC Art Channel, discovered the common characteristics of these masters - they are extremely curious, brave, and know how to think... Gomperz categorizes art masters from ancient times to the present, and focuses on the creative stories behind more than 20 artists in a relaxed and humorous language, and also records his direct communication with famous artists of our time. Each of us can learn from the experiences of these artists. It's time to think like an artist!

About the Author
Will Gompertz, editor-in-chief of BBC Arts and former director of media at Tate Britain, was named one of the world’s 50 most creative thinkers by Creativity Magazine in New York.

Gomperz has interviewed many of the world's top artists, directors, novelists, musicians, actors and designers. He has long been writing art reviews for The Guardian and The Times. He is also the editor-in-chief of the well-known art criticism website culturecritic.co.uk and a professional consultant to many cutting-edge art institutions in the UK.