It has long been believed that artists live a more complicated life than the rest of the world. They are usually plagued by self-consciousness and neuroses. Many just consider these handicaps to be the price you pay for magnificent creative talent. In this novel, author Ivan Jenson takes this basic idea and builds on it. After all, Jenson knows all to well what an artist can struggle with mentally. He himself is a successful artist, whose art has sold at Christie’s and been featured in Art in America.
Our main character Milo Sonas, was once a flourishing New York City pop artist, well known for selling his pieces out on the street. Middle-aged and post nervous breakdown, Milo finds himself living in a shabby hotel in Michigan, his art career faded. He has numerous personal issues including a penchant for dating younger women, a dysfunctional family, and the small issue of not only seeing but talking to dead artists. Specifically Van Gogh and Picasso. Just when Milo thinks his life doomed, a generous benefactor shows interest in his work and aims to resurrect his art career. Milo is uncertain the path things will take though. After his mother’s illness and a horrible reunion with his resentful brother, our hero feels more self-conscious than ever before.
This engaging story is full of quirky characters and witty humour. We have all felt lost or unsure in life which makes Milo a very relateable character. Jenson’s Dead Artist proves that he is just as good with the pen as he is with a paintbrush.
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