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When listening by phone, you can respond to the artists’ words and share your own thoughts about the works. “I’m looking at the painting from the third floor, and the scale of it is all-consuming,” said one visitor of Katharina Grosse’s George. “It’s so compelling. I feel like I’m inside the painting—not really, but sort of. It’s one of the most powerful installations in the Embrace! show.”

Transcripts of the audio recordings are available at museum welcome centers. To hear more from Embrace! artists, don’t miss the Logan Lectures Spring 2010 series, which kicks off with a lecture by Rick Dula on January 20.

The staff, many of us aspiring artists ourselves, relished the chance to witness the artists’ creative processes. Several artists planned their works in meticulous detail, sending ahead lists of materials and measurements. Others dived in with just a rough vision in their heads.

Some artists welcomed participation—in the form of volunteer sew-ins and help from local art students—and others just wanted to be left alone. A few of the artists enjoyed talking publicly about their work—answering questions from visitors and speaking at Embrace! Installation Insider Moments—but for others, it was personal.

It was fascinating to watch each artist get comfortable, creating a mini-studio environment to suit their unique working style. Dasha Shiskin requested a bag of apples to munch on while she painted. Nicola López blasted Motown hits on a boom box, while Rick Dula plugged into an iPod. Shinique Smith needed complete privacy to paint with her body (we even temporarily turned off the gallery’s security camera).

Tell us about your creative process. What do you need to be creative?  Do you work alone or enjoy collaborating with others? Prefer to work in silence or crank up the tunes?

At Salon du Musée, a Parisian-style art salon and auction, you can bid for artworks by Embrace! artists, including a wall of words by Rupprecht Matthies and works on paper by Shinique Smith, Katharina Grosse, and others. Auction items are on view in the Hamilton Building through November 14. Proceeds benefit the DAM.