{"product_id":"the-failed-painter-ian-lynam-9789083318820","title":"The Failed Painter: Or: Unchained by Material Anxiety","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ian Lynam is the Hunter S. Thompson of design writing.\" -Sereina Rothenberger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA personal book about material anxiety in creative work, \u003ci\u003eThe Failed Painter\u003c\/i\u003e discusses singular and multiple production processes, perfectibility and imperfectability in times of virtual surface, and hunger for authenticity. Writing in the persona of the titular \"failed painter,\" Ian Lynam, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Impossibility of Silence: Writing for Designers, Artists \u0026amp; Photographers\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), directly addresses design practitioners by calling them to investigate how the material components of their practice are sourced, delving into everything from the labor conditions of manufacturers to the intricate processes of production and distribution. Lynam grounds his investigation in the day-to-day with a collection of essays on design and art spanning culture, race, nation and sheer vandalism. This highly curated yet various assortment of approachable writing on aesthetics touches on space exploration, mercenaries, puberty, instant nostalgia, precarious labor and, of course, zombies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Lynam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9083318826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083318820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Set Margins'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Ian Lynam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132048240895,"sku":"9789083318820","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f40bfcfc-926b-455a-a280-f0654a500ec5.jpg?v=1687477912","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-failed-painter-ian-lynam-9789083318820","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}