Publisher's Synopsis
Art from Start to Finish gathers a unique group of contributors from the worlds of sociology, musicology, literature, and communications-many of them practicing artists in their own right-to discuss how artists from jazz musicians to painters work: how they coordinate their efforts, how they think, how they start, and, of course, how they finish their productions.
Specialists in the arts have much to say about the works themselves, which are often neglected by scholarsi n other fields. Art from Start to Finish takes a different tack by exploring the creative process itself and its social component. Any reader who makes art or has an interest in it will value this book.