El refugio del artista y su inspiración en la naturaleza

(...) This book showcases 27 modern-day artists who have turned their backs on the 21st century and resolved to live a life closer to Nature. Working in metal, wood, clay, fabric, natural fibres, shells and found objects, these artists have chosen to live in rustic country settings all over the world - in Africa, France, California, England, Indonesia, Estonia etc, wherever their inspiration calls.

Readers get an insight into each artist's philosophy on Life, and there are sumptuous photos of each artist's home and work. For the intrigued, there are numerous links to further information at the back of the book. This book is truly inspirational eye candy!

About the Author

Solvi dos Santos is a photographer whose previous publications include Living in New England and Living in Provence. Phyllis Richardson, a former research editor of Architectural Digest, is the author of XS: Big Ideas, Small Buildings.

The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard

Etymologically, the word poetry derives from the ancient Greek poïesis (meaning to create or bring forth) and so we might think of a poetics as the creative force or evocative content of an object or an activity. 

In this vein, Bachelard (a mailman turned chemist turned chair of the Philosophy of Science at the Sorbonne) walks us through an examination of how the places we inhabit shape us, from the symbolic power of the hermit’s hut (with its values of solitude, humility and warmth) to the interplay of attics, childhood, and recollection.

This is not an easy book, at times collapsing under the weight of dense jargon (skip the introduction) but it remains one of my most favorite and influential reads. Your effort will be richly rewarded.

“…the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.”

Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space

The Poetics of Space is a phenomenological exploration of how we experience intimate spaces. The French philosopher and author provides a dense, magical, and literary curation of the lived experiences of small spaces – the cellar, attics, cupboards…even the poetics of housekeeping.

Poetics’ is one of the few literary works that is required reading for architects. It provides a deep understanding of psychological sanctuary and recalls the spatial imagination of childhood. Having read it, you will never look at ordinary spaces as.. ordinary again.

The need for psychological sanctuary is core to the growing Minimalist Movement – the desire to declutter, downsize, and de-stress our lives. For these new ascetics… small is beautiful, and small homes have become ‘the guardian of their identity” (De Botton).

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