The Work of Art How Something Comes from Nothing by Adam Moss is a book that explores the creative process through interviews with over 40 artists, alongside their sketches, notes, and drafts, revealing the rigorous work behind finished art. Published in 2024, it features creators from various fields like literature, film, and visual arts, and is praised for its visual presentation and demystification of how ideas evolve from initial concepts to final products.
Pentagram Luke Hayman (Partner), Patrick Crowley and Anna LaGronne (photo direction) Each chapter is treated like an academic journal, with the reproductions of chaotic scribbles, marked-up contact sheets and half-finished thoughts arranged like treasured artifacts.