A TREASURY OF ART––Undiscovered Works, 1966-2022 Audiobook By Rick Schmidt cover art

A TREASURY OF ART––Undiscovered Works, 1966-2022

From the Collection of Artist/Photographer Julie Schachter and Filmmaker Rick Schmidt

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 Every so often, an inspiring book comes along that helps the reader reform their approach to art and life, and "A TREASURY OF ART––Undiscovered Works" is one of those. The author, Rick Schmidt, was graced by ACTOR VIN DIESEL who read and utilized his how-to, “Feature filmmaking at Used-Car Prices” (Viking Penguin Books), to kick-start his career. So somehow, the contents of Schmidt’s tomes seem to generate positive energy to the readers, with maybe even success and $ to follow–– count in WRITER/DIRECTOR KEVIN SMITH as well, who created CLERKS with Schmidt’s book. TREASURY isn’t exactly the same kind of manual that these filmmakers read, but it is chock full of interesting, provocative, professional and "outsider" artworks, offering encouragement and hot links to contact the artist/makers. With it’s art entries and commentary, featuring paintings, drawings, sculptures, conceptual art-things, a few posters and odd garage sale finds, all mixed together, it shouts to the reader, “GET BUSY BUILDING OR PAINTING SOMETHING!"

After all, time is always running out...for artists (all of us…), and here, page after page, we get examples of people creating their visions, making something real that could have remained unrealized. Schmidt and his wife, Julie Schachter––noted pinhole photographer, collected by rocker Graham Nash and featured in "The Visionary Pinhole" book–– have assembled a strange and diverse collection, mostly from their friends and associates. And surprisingly, it is a pleasure to behold. The real point is, while not everything is earth-shaking art, the overall collection represents dreams that came true, and if the reader gets anything out of thumbing through this unusual survey, it's that it's time to drop everything and get busy on one's art, whatever it may be. The artists included here have given up on making excuses.

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