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In this ground-breaking collection of critical essays, 15 writers
explore the experimental, interdisciplinary and radically
transgressive field of contemporary live art in South Africa.
Set
against a contemporary South African society that is
chronologically `post' apartheid, but one that continues to grapple
with material redress, land redistribution and systemic racism,
Acts of Transgression finds a representation of the complexity of
this moment within the rich potential of a performative art form
that transcends disciplinary boundaries and aesthetic conventions.
The collection probes live art's intersection with crisis and
socio-political turbulence, shifting notions of identity and
belonging, embodied trauma and loss, questions of archive, memory
and the troubling of colonial systems of knowing,
an interrogation
of narratives of the past and visions for the future.These diverse
essays, analysing the work of more than 25 contemporary South
African artists and accompanied by a striking visual record of more
than 50 photographs, represent the first major critical study of
contemporary live art in South Africa; a study that is as timeous
as it is imperative.
Sandra Blow (1925-2006) is among the most important British artists
of the later twentieth century. During a time of rapid change in
the art world, her commitment to abstract painting resulted in a
large and diverse body of work of distinctive power and subtlety.
Michael Bird's fascinating survey of Sandra Blow's life and art is
now available for the first time in a handsome paperback edition.
Compiled in collaboration with the artist during the last years of
her life, it provides a definitive overview of her career. The book
is lavishly illustrated throughout with a fully representative
selection of Blow's work. In this highly readable account, Michael
Bird looks in depth at Blow's evolving studio practice and the
personal nature of her abstract vision. He places Blow's
achievement firmly within the wider context of British and
international art movements of the post-war period and late
twentieth century. He also casts new light on the role played in
her life by Alberto Burri and Roger Hilton, two influences she
acknowledged to be crucial to her art. Through close attention to
Blow's working methods, this book provides a unique insight into
her creative process. It reveals the intensity of emotional
engagement and technical experimentation that lie behind the
apparent spontaneity of her vivid handling of materials, colour and
form.
Why do so many writers and audiences turn to theatre to resolve
overwhelming topics of pain and suffering? This collection of
essays from international scholars reconsiders how theatre has
played a crucial part in encompassing and preserving significant
human experiences. Plays about global issues, including terrorism
and war, are increasing in attention from playwrights, scholars,
critics and audiences. In this contemporary collection, a gathering
of diverse contributors explain theatre's special ability to
generate dialogue and promote healing when dealing with human
tragedy. This collection discusses over 30 international plays and
case studies from different time periods, all set in a backdrop of
war. The four sections document British and American perspectives
on theatres of war, global perspectives on theatres of war,
perspectives on Black Watch and, finally, perspectives on The Great
Game: Afghanistan. Through this, a range of international scholars
from different disciplines imaginatively rethink theatre's unique
ability to mediate the impacts and experiences of war. Featuring
contributions from a variety of perspectives, this book provides a
wealth of revealing insights into why authors and audiences have
always turned to the unique medium of theatre to make sense of war.
How does theatre shape the body and perceptions of it? How do
bodies on stage challenge audience assumptions about material
evidence and the truth? Theory for Theatre Studies: Bodies responds
to these questions by examining how theatre participates in and
informs theories of the body in performance, race, queer,
disability, trans, gender, and new media studies. Throughout the
20th century, theories of the body have shifted from understanding
the body as irrefutable material evidence of race, sex, and gender,
to a social construction constituted in language. In the same
period, theatre has struggled with representing ideas through live
bodies while calling into question assumptions about the body. This
volume demonstrates how theatre contributes to understanding the
historical, contemporary and burgeoning theories of the body. It
explores how theories of the body inform debates about labor
conditions and spatial configurations. Theatre allows performers to
shift an audience's understandings of the shape of the bodies on
stage, possibly producing a reflexive dynamic for consideration of
bodies offstage as well. In addition, casting choices in the
theatre, most recently and popularly in Hamilton, question how
certain bodies are "cast" in social, historical, and philosophical
roles. Through an analysis of contemporary case studies, including
The Balcony, Angels in America, and Father Comes Home from the
Wars, this volume examines how the theatre theorizes bodies. Online
resources are also available to accompany this book.
The definitive art book for the remastered Spyro Reignited Trilogy,
for fans young and old. In 2018 Toys for Bob Studios thrilled fans
world wide by releasing Spyro Reignited Trilogy, a faithful
remaster encompassing all three titles from the beloved Spyro
trilogy introduced in 1998. The Art of Spyro is a meticulously
crafted compendium filled with in-depth behind-the-scenes content,
insightful quotes from top illustrators in the industry, anecdotes
from the game developers, and a dazzling assortment of incredible
concept art, some of which has never been seen by the public. It is
a must-have for art lovers, games, fans... and the fun-loving
adventurer in all of us.
Long-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and
lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication process.
Late one afternoon in the winter of 2003 art critic Richard Dorment
answered a telephone call from a stranger. The caller was Joe
Simon, an American film producer and art collector. He was ringing
at the suggestion of David Hockney, his neighbour in Malibu. A
committee of experts called the Andy Warhol Art Authentication
Board had declared the two Warhols in his collection to be fake. He
wanted to know why and thought Dorment could help. This call would
mark the beginning of an extraordinary story that would play out
over the next ten years and would involve a cast of characters
straight out of fiction. From rock icons and film stars; art
dealers and art forgers; to a murdered Russian oligarch and a
lawyer for the mob; from courtrooms to auction houses: all took
part in a bitter struggle to prove the authenticity of a series of
paintings by the most famous American artist of the twentieth
century. Part detective story, part art history, part memoir, part
courtroom drama, Warhol After Warhol is a spellbinding account of
the dark connection between money, power and art.
Often hard to describe, the term modern' changes according to
context or relationship. It is a sensibility that is recognised as
being progressive or forward thinking, pushing the limits of style.
Nowhere is this as easily grasped as in the visual arts. In design,
modern patterns are formed by geometric shapes, graphic figures,
and abstract imagery; coming together in a deliberate formation of
lines, colours, shapes, and symbols. Featuring hundreds of images
of fresh, bold, and innovative pattern work, Modern Patterns is
sure to inspire. Includes a CD-ROM.'
The paintings are grouped under various headings to take the reader
through specific visual experiences beginning with some of the
artist's tools, colour palettes and showing the development of
texture. Seascapes and shorelines are the first stop, going through
to the moors,hills and beyond.
Traditional speech work has long favored an upper-class white
accent as the model of intelligibility. Because of that,
generations of actors have felt disconnected from their own
identities and acting choices. This much-needed textbook redresses
that trend and encourages actors to achieve intelligibility through
rigorous language analysis and an exploration of their own accent
and articulation practices. Following an acting class model, where
you first analyze the script then reveal yourself through it, this
work breaks down a process for analyzing language in a way that
excites the imagination. Guiding the student through the labyrinth
of abstract concepts and terms, readers are delivered into the
practicality of exercises and explorations, giving them
self-awareness that enables them to make their own speech come
alive. Informed throughout by notes from the author's own extensive
experience working with directors and acting teachers, this book
serves as an ideal speech-training resource for the 21st -century
actor, and includes specially commissioned online videos
demonstrating key exercises.
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