Bøger af Brandon Stosuy

An interactive guide to staying creatively curious in your own life, curated by Brandon Stosuy (cofounder of The Creative Independent), with quotes and advice from artists across disciplines The second in a series of three interactive guides dedicated to the practical and emotional sides of living a creative life, Stay Inspired explores how to grow an idea into a project and how to keep the spark of creativity present in your daily life. This guide poses a series of questions on themes of tapping into your own story and circumstances of inspiration, identifying your influences, finding inspiring communities, and initiating partnerships and collaborations. Working artists from all walks of life¿musicians, authors, filmmakers, dancers, designers, and visual artists¿offer their responses to the questions posed throughout the book, providing an inspirational framework for discovering new ideas, channeling your influences, and making work in conversation with others. Part memoir, part zine, part "how-to," and oral history, in Stay Inspired, author and curator Brandon Stosuy taps into an incredible network of talent to provide diverse (and diverging) perspectives on how creativity can be inspired and channeled into your independent work, collaborations, and communities.

From the editor-in-chief of The Creative Independent, a beautiful, celebratory anthology about sadness and everything that accompanies it from some of the most talented creatives working today—exploring why we cry, how tears can connect us, and the role sadness plays in all aspects of our lives.

From music writer and The Creative Independent/Kickstarter Editor in Chief Brandon Stosuy, comes an entertaining new board book that introduces the many moods, styles, and senses of music to the youngest audiophiles—because music is for everyone, and music is for you.Featuring Amy Martin’s dynamic art style, Music Is… explains music through our eyes and ears so that the sense of hearing is transformed into a visual experience. A pitch-perfect board book that is sure to strike a chord with readers of all ages.

A zine-cum-artist's book, "Mirror Me" was developed from a collaborative exhibition and performance organized by the writer Brandon Stosuy and the artist Kai Althoff at Dispatch, and displayed at White Columns. It features new materials by artists, writers and musicians such as Adam Helms, Matt Zaremba, Mitch Kehe, Nick Z., Peter Sotos, Philip Best, Scott Campbell, Theo Stanley, Yair Oelbaum and Zach Baron.

WELL-CONNECTED AUTHOR: Stosuy has access to a remarkable list of artists who have contributed to the series and will continue to promote it. He has more than 30,000 followers on Twitter, 5,000 followers on Instagram, and is becoming increasing influential through The Creative Independent, with more than 65,000 Instagram followers. ONGOING INTEREST IN CREATIVE SELF-HELP: Books that demystify the creative process are evergreen. Think Julia Cameron¿s The Artist¿s Way, Austin Kleon¿s Steal Like an Artist, and more recently, Adam J. Kurtz¿s Things Are What You Make of Them. BROADLY APPEALING: Stosuy¿s approach sets itself apart by including diverse voices across disciplines and generations. His books appeal not just to makers but to anyone whös interested in what it means to live a creative life.

From the author of "Music Is..." comes a new board book that dives into the history of music. From classical to blues to jazz to hip hop, there is one important thread that weaves through every song that has ever been created: people. Full color.