Drawing Blood
Author(s): Molly Crabapple

Review(s):
Drawing Blood is packed with enough energy and edge to make Patti Smiths Just Kids seem like a field trip to DisneylandCandid, earthy, romantic, funny, omnivorous… A portrait of a tough woman winning (finally) in a tough profession in the toughest of cities
Crabapple is smart and wicked and wicked smart, a master of imagery and perception, and so her art always works on multiple levels. So too the book. Shes not afraid to provide contradictory thoughts and feelings. Drawing Blood might be the sexiest thing you read this year.
This beautiful book, generously graced with so many illustrations, is artfully designed and fun to browse for the images aloneBut Crabapples tight, vibrant, jabbing prose, and prescient asides are the reason to buy this work. Her narrative is well-crafted, expertly told, and completely compelling.
The book reads like a notebook of New York, a cultural history of a certain set. Filtered through her eyes, we see 9/11, the aftermath of the crash, Occupy Wall Street, Hurricane Sandy and onward… [Crabapple is] a new model for this centurys young woman.
Celebrated New York journalist Crabapple is also one of Americas best, most original artists. Her memoir tells the story of her remarkable life, from her days modeling for Suicide Girls to her groundbreaking Dr. Sketchys Anti-Art School and her work with Occupy Wall Street.
Hers is a story of art as liberationMolly detects the bright and beautiful as well as she does the dark and fearful in the world not just because her eye is keen, but also because her eyes are so wide open.
Among the books delights are the frequent examples of her work, from jittery sketches to lush, colorful paintings both words and images are the product of a keen eye and devastating pen.
Jaw dropping, awe inspiring, and not afraid to shock, Crabapple is a punk Joan Didion, a young Patti Smith with paint on her hands, a twenty-first century Sylvia Plath. Theres no one else like her; prepare to be blown away by both the words and pictures.
Lavishly illustrated, the book offers a candid portrayal of an artists journey to self-knowledge and fulfillment.
Artist, writer, and activist Crabapple was compelled from a young age by the need to draw because it gives her a sense of self worth. Her struggles as an impoverished artist are rendered here in raw, vivid prose, accompanied by her arresting illustrations.

ISBN:9780062797223