{"product_id":"art-matters-because-your-imagination-can-change-the-world-9780062906205","title":"Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman illustrated with the striking four-color artwork of Chris Riddell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.\"--Neil Gaiman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from Gaiman's trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, \u003cem\u003eArt Matters\u003c\/em\u003e is an embodiment of this remarkable multi-media artist's vision--an exploration of how reading, imagining, and creating can transform the world and our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt Matters\u003c\/em\u003e bring together four of Gaiman's most beloved writings on creativity and artistry: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Credo,\" his remarkably concise and relevant manifesto on free expression, first delivered in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Make Good Art,\" his famous 2012 commencement address delivered at the Philadelphia University of the Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Making a Chair,\" a poem about the joys of creating something, even when words won't come\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"On Libraries,\" an impassioned argument for libraries that illuminates their importance to our future and celebrates how they foster readers and daydreamers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing original illustrations by Gaiman's longtime illustrator, Chris Riddell, \u003cem\u003eArt Matters\u003c\/em\u003e is a stirring testament to the freedom of ideas that inspires us to make art in the face of adversity, and dares us to choose to be bold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiddell, Chris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChris Riddell is an acclaimed British artist who lives in Brighton, England. He has written and illustrated many books of his own, including \u003cem\u003eOttoline and the Yellow Cat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOttoline Goes to School\u003c\/em\u003e, and has illustrated, for Bloomsbury UK, \u003cem\u003eThe Graveyard Book\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCoraline\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eFortunately, the Milk\u003c\/em\u003e; as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Sleeper and the Spindle\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaiman, Neil:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e is a #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include \u003cem\u003eNorse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eGood Omens\u003c\/em\u003e (with Terry Pratchett), \u003cem\u003eCoraline\u003c\/em\u003e, and The Sandman graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601294922002,"sku":"9780062906205","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbc6d178-db85-4334-b817-250ce84a921d.jpg?v=1732225119","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/art-matters-because-your-imagination-can-change-the-world-9780062906205","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}