Why Art?

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Review ------ “Eccentric and visually inventive, answering all the many questions it raises, Why Art? is about the power that comes from creating. The art that we mold with our own hands shows us how to be strong; it shows us how to live.” - The New York Times Book Review “Eleanor Davis is widely hailed as one of the most interesting young cartoonists working today. In Why Art?, Davis takes as her subject the cartoonist’s unique process of creation. We’re absorbed―and implicated―in the excitement of the creative process” - The New Yorker “Eisner Award-winner Davis seeks to answer eternal questions about the purpose of creativity in a metaphysical jaunt through the artistic process. She sketches this journey with wry humor and her characteristic empathy.” - Publishers Weekly “Davis’s central message is that, when it comes to art, everybody needs to lighten up. … With her surprising, off-kilter appreciations of art ― and thanks to the virtuosic draftsmanship with which they’re executed ― Why Art? adds up to a memorable work of, and about, art.” - LA Review of Books “Why Art? reflects the combination of empathy and imagination that has made Davis such a compelling cartoonist, and this graphic novel is an inspiring call to action for artists to create and audiences to engage.” - The A.V. Club “By the end, you’ll be questioning your assumptions about the creative process and artistic consumption, and your awe for Davis will be all the stronger.” - Vulture “With a pinch of dry humour, Davis wrestles with the protean concept of art and tries to pin down why it exists and what function it can really serve in society.” - Broken Frontier Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Raised in Tucson, Arizona, Eleanor Davis lives in Athens, Georgia with her husband, the cartoonist Drew Weing. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )