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Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General

Ellen Gallagher (Hardcover): Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith Ellen Gallagher (Hardcover)
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith
R1,490 R1,195 Discovery Miles 11 950 Save R295 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ellen Gallagher (b.1965) is one of the most celebrated painters of her generation, coming to prominence in the mid-1990s in the wake of the so-called 'culture wars' and the art world's controversial embrace of identity-politics and multiculturalism. In this in-depth look at her oeuvre, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith unpacks the complexities of her richly layered paintings, examining themes such as identity, race, displacement and the ecological environment, which Gallagher has explored throughout her work. The author takes the reader from Gallagher's early years - looking at her formative influences - through her engagement, from the late 1990s on, with the inherited modernist forms of the monochrome and the grid and with the violence and division at the root of modernism itself. Also explored are her phantasmagoric explorations of oceanic life, which draw on the discoveries of natural science, the traumatic history of the Atlantic slave trade and the speculative fictions of Afrofuturism. For anyone interested in contemporary art and the ways particular artists are expanding its borders, in form and content, this is essential reading.

Shimon Attie's Writing on the Wall - History, Memory, Aesthetics (Hardcover, New Ed): Peter Muir Shimon Attie's Writing on the Wall - History, Memory, Aesthetics (Hardcover, New Ed)
Peter Muir
R4,212 Discovery Miles 42 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Shimon Attie's Writing on the Wall: History, Memory, Aesthetics theorises images from Attie's 'The Writing on the Wall 1991-1993' installation as a memorial activity, and as an index or habitation for history. The images, which appeared in Berlin's Scheunenviertel district, are suspended by the palimpsestic associations established between the fixated dead of the past and their ghostly appearance in the present. Part of that palimpsest is a collective cultural knowledge of the impending obliteration of community (both the Jewish and non-Jewish citizens of Berlin) by mass-produced death. Peter Muir analyses Attie's work by responding to a series of propositions arising from Walter Benjamin's Thesis 'On the Concept of History.' Shimon Attie's Writing on the Wall: History, Memory, Aesthetics's presiding metaphor is that of loss - the central problem that the book addresses is that of forgetting.

Location (Paperback): Cherry Location (Paperback)
Cherry
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A collection of essays by art historians, anthropologists and commentators on contemporary visual culture on the theme of 'Location'.
Explores the theme of 'Location', including transatlantic exchanges and global connections, and the nature of hospitality that arises in acknowledging migration and diaspora
Questions how important location is in producing, understanding and curating art.
Contributors consider such topics as site-specificity, examinations of the trans-national/trans-cultural, how images/visual forms migrate, and the repositioning of ownership

Young Architects 20 - Objective (Paperback): The Architectural League of New York Young Architects 20 - Objective (Paperback)
The Architectural League of New York; Introduction by Anne Rieselbach; Foreword by Claire Weisz
R617 R501 Discovery Miles 5 010 Save R116 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers is an annual competition, series of lectures, exhibition, and publication organized by The Architectural League of New York. For more than thirty years, the League Prize has recognized outstanding and provocative work by up-and-coming North American architects and designers. The 2018 competition theme, Objective, suggested that the topic "implies an action" and that "how we act, what our actions achieve, and how we argue for a design speak to our values as a discipline and as a society." The winners' work exemplifies the diverse ways young architects and designers are pursuing multiple "objectives," from projects that insightfully address social, economic, and political agendas to material and structural experimentation that inspires innovative design at every scale. Young Architects 20: Objective presents the work of the six winners of the 2018 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers competition.

We Are Made of Stories - Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection (Paperback): Leslie Umberger We Are Made of Stories - Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection (Paperback)
Leslie Umberger
R1,101 Discovery Miles 11 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A richly illustrated history of self-taught artists and how they changed American art Artists without formal training, who learned from family, community, and personal journeys, have long been a presence in American art. But it wasn't until the 1980s, with the help of trailblazing advocates, that the collective force of their creative vision and bold self-definition permanently changed the mainstream art world. In We Are Made of Stories, Leslie Umberger traces the rise of self-taught artists in the twentieth century and examines how, despite wide-ranging societal, racial, and gender-based obstacles, they redefined who could be rightfully seen as an artist and revealed a much more diverse community of American makers. Lavishly illustrated throughout, We Are Made of Stories features more than one hundred drawings, paintings, and sculptures, ranging from the narrative to the abstract, by forty-three artists-including James Castle, Thornton Dial, William Edmondson, Howard Finster, Bessie Harvey, Dan Miller, Sister Gertrude Morgan, the Philadelphia Wireman, Nellie Mae Rowe, Judith Scott, and Bill Traylor. The book centralizes the personal stories behind the art, and explores enduring themes, including self-definition, cultural heritage, struggle and joy, and inequity and achievement. At the same time, it offers a sweeping history of self-taught artists, the critical debates surrounding their art, and how museums have gradually diversified their collections across lines of race, gender, class, and ability. Recasting American art history to embrace artists who have been excluded for too long, We Are Made of Stories vividly captures the power of art to show us the world through the eyes of another. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC July 1, 2022-March 26, 2023

Black Oak - Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men (Hardcover): Harold Green Iii Black Oak - Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men (Hardcover)
Harold Green Iii
R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As he did for Black women in Black Roses, Harold Green III, poet and founder of the music collective Flowers for the Living, now honors the Black men he most admires-groundbreakers including Tyler Perry, Barry Jenkins, Billy Porter, Chance the Rapper, LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, and John Legend-and celebrates their achievements which are transforming lives and making history. Black men are changing society and the world through mastery, innovation, and inspiration at a pace never seen before. In awe of the myriad ways in which Black men are using their vision and power to remake culture and society, spoken word artist Harold Green began writing odes recognizing the extraordinary accomplishments of a series of Black men, which heshared on his Instagram account-tributes that went viral and became a social media sensation. Black Oak brings together many of these popular odes with original works written for this collection. Divided into five sections-bravehearts, champions, dreamers, guardians, and humanitarians-Black Oak features iconic men who are spearheading movements, fighting for equality, challenging the status quo, embracing fatherhood, providing a transformative model of masculinity for our children, inspiring a new generation of creators, and more. Through these beautifully written verses, Harold does not simply place the Black men in this book on a pedestal, he transcends even the most positive stereotypes to view these men and their accomplishments in a new light, and creates meaningful connections between these beloved figures and the lives and experiences of readers of all backgrounds. Featuring full-color illustrations by Melissa Koby, Black Oak includes odes to Barry Jenkins, Big K.R.I.T, Billy Porter, Black Thought, Chance the Rapper, Charles Booker, Colin Kaepernick, Dwyane Wade, Edmund Graham III, Eric Hale, Excell Hardy Jr., Harold Green III, Harold Green Jr., Harold Green Sr., Hebru Brantley, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Jamaal Bowman, Jason Reynolds, Jericho Brown, John Legend, Kehinde Wiley, Kerry James Marshall, Kevin Fredricks, Killer Mike, Kyler Broadus, LeBron James, Mahershala Ali, Marc Lamont Hill, Matthew Cherry, Orlando Cooper, Pharrell, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Ryan Coogler, Swizz Beatz, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Theaster Gates, Tobe Nwigwe, Tristan Walker, and Tyler Perry.

Drawing in the Twenty-First Century - The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Practice (Paperback): Elizabeth A. Pergam Drawing in the Twenty-First Century - The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Practice (Paperback)
Elizabeth A. Pergam
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

As a response to the ubiquity of drawing in contemporary consciousness and a corresponding dearth of critical engagement with the medium, these collected essays provide original interpretations of artists' drawing today. Questions of process, politics, scale, and community raised in the work of the diverse group of artists are situated within the historic discourse on drawing and demonstrate the extent to which contemporary practice challenges previous definitions of the medium. From the room-encompassing drawings of Monika Grzymala and Barbara Bernstein or Sophie Calle's expansive exploration of the Jerusalem eruv to Andrea Bowers's graphite renditions of protest to Ellsworth Kelly's proposal for a memorial to September 11, the essays explore the implications of drawings' departure from the confines of a sheet of paper. Essential reading for both the academic and general audience, this book provides in-depth discussions of artists and projects that have never been treated in a sustained, analytical way; each essay will interest the wider contemporary art audience, as well as students of drawing. Taken as a whole, the volume represents a pertinent and stimulating engagement with issues of paramount importance to our understanding of contemporary art and its place in museums, galleries, and the public sphere.

African Modernism in America (Hardcover): Perrin Lathrop African Modernism in America (Hardcover)
Perrin Lathrop
R1,145 R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Save R253 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Chinese Art Today - From 20th-Century Tradition to Contemporary Practice (Hardcover): Joshua Gong Chinese Art Today - From 20th-Century Tradition to Contemporary Practice (Hardcover)
Joshua Gong
R1,097 Discovery Miles 10 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Contemporary Chinese art has played a significant role in contributing to art globalisation; meanwhile, the trajectory of modernisation of art in China has not been rendered explicitly. This book aims to explore the context of Chinese art from the 20th to the 21st century, from three aspects: society, the individual and art forms. It is hoped to inject new vitality into the current obscure art historiography. The complicated issue regarding how to position globalisation and national identity is well discussed throughout the book, addressing the hardcore research questions in the field. This research selects the nine most representative artists: Lin Fengmian, Wu Dayu, Sanyu, Zao Wou-ki, Wu Guanzhong, Su Tianci, Wang Jieyin, Zhang Enli and Chen Yujun.

The Dark Book (Paperback): Kuang Chu The Dark Book (Paperback)
Kuang Chu
R1,010 R594 Discovery Miles 5 940 Save R416 (41%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Italian Journey (Hardcover): Anne Desmet Italian Journey (Hardcover)
Anne Desmet
R303 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R67 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This jewel-like book evokes unmistakable Italian landscapes and cityscapes. Anne Desmet's pen commits every detail to paper, and the small-scale format emphasises her distinctive flair for capturing the relationship between extreme foreground and distance. This is an opportunity to explore Italy, from Apennines to Veneto, through the eyes of a very particular artist.

Anthony Green: A Painting Life (Hardcover): Martin Bailey Anthony Green: A Painting Life (Hardcover)
Martin Bailey
R972 R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Save R205 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Anthony Green's idiosyncratic art is anchored in one central theme: family. It forms the core of his immediately recognisable work, revealing an intrinsic connection between his personal and artistic lives. The pictures in Green's mind have no edges, so his paintings are not contained within a traditional shape. They have irregularly shaped supports, reflecting the unpredictable range of situations and emotions that characterise family life. Green has exhibited across the globe, and was shortlisted for the Jerwood Painting Prize in 1996. A distinguished and long-serving Royal Academician, Green has exhibited at every Summer Exhibition for the last five decades. He was elected ARA in 1971 and RA in 1977, after winning that year's Summer Exhibit of the Year. He served for some years as Chairman of the RA's Exhibitions Committee. He lives and works in Cambridgeshire.

The Art of Stephen Hickman (Hardcover): Stephen F. Hickman The Art of Stephen Hickman (Hardcover)
Stephen F. Hickman 1
R767 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R138 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A lavish, full-colour hardcover art book taking readers on a visual guide through Stephen Hickman's artwork. The collection focuses on his book covers for famous SFF authors such as Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, and Larry Niven.

Mythomorphia - An Extreme Coloring and Search Challenge (Paperback): Kerby Rosanes Mythomorphia - An Extreme Coloring and Search Challenge (Paperback)
Kerby Rosanes 1
R423 R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Save R82 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fans of adult coloring books will love the intricate, imaginative illustrations of mythological creatures including dragons, unicorns, griffins, and more in this extreme coloring and search challenge book-the perfect gift for coloring addicts. The awesomely detailed style fans have come to know and love through Kerby Rosanes' New York Times bestselling coloring books-Animorphia, Imagimorphia, Fantomorphia, and Geomorphia-comes to vivid life in this coloring book featuring mythical creatures that morph and explode into astounding detail. Bring each imagination-bending image alive with color and find the objects hidden throughout the pages of this fantastical coloring book.

Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta (Hardcover): J. David Spurlock Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta (Hardcover)
J. David Spurlock; Afterword by Frank Frazetta, Jr.
R867 Discovery Miles 8 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Discover, or return to, the world's greatest heroic fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta in this landmark art collection entitled, Fantastic Paintings of Frazetta. The New York Times said, "Frazetta helped define fantasy heroes like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars with signature images of strikingly fierce, hard-bodied heroes and bosomy, callipygian damsels" Frazetta took the sex and violence of the pulp fiction of his youth and added even more action, fantasy and potency, but rendered with a panache seldom seen outside of major works of Fine Art. Despite his fantastic subject matter, the quality of Frazetta's work has not only drawn comparisons to the most brilliant of illustrators, Maxfield Parrish, Frederic Remington, Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth but, even to the most brilliant of fine artists including Rembrandt and Michelangelo and, major Frazetta works sell for millions of dollars, breaking numerous records. This innovator's work has not only inspired generations of artists, but also movies and directors including the Conan films, John Carter of Mars, the sensationally successful Lord of the Rings trilogy, Robert Rodriguez' films including From Dusk Till Dawn, Ralph Bakshi films, the epic, award-winning Game of Thrones series, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, Disney's animated Tarzan films, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and George Lucas' Star Wars series. The Forbes magazine article Schwarzenegger's Sargent led with the line, "Which artist helped make Arnold governor? Frank Frazetta, the Rembrandt of barbarians." J. David Spurlock started crafting this book by reviving the original million-selling 1970s mass market art book, Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta. But, he expanded and revised to include twice as many images and, presents them at a much larger coffee-table book size of 10.5 x 14.625"! The collection is brimming with both classic and previously unpublished works of the subjects Frazetta is best remembered for including barbarians, beasts, and buxom beauties. Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin said, "Though he bears only a passing resemblance to the Cimmerian as Robert E. Howard described him, Frazetta's covers of the Conan paperback collections became the definitive picture of the character... still is." Schwarzenegger said, "I have not been intimidated that often in my life. But when I looked at Frazetta's paintings, I tell you, it was intimidating." Game of Thrones, Conan and Aquaman film star Jason Momoa said, "I am a huge Frank Frazetta fan. Both of my parents are painters, so I'd known Frazetta's paintings, that's what I wanted to bring to life." See the revolutionary art that helped inspire Schwarzenegger, Momoa, the Lord of the Rings films and Game of Thrones: FRAZETTA!

Winifred Nicholson - Liberation of Colour (Paperback): Jovan Nicholson Winifred Nicholson - Liberation of Colour (Paperback)
Jovan Nicholson
R609 R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Save R69 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new publication explores the whole career of Winifred Nicholson with a special emphasis on her theories of colour. Using specific paintings to examine her ideas and writings about colour the book includes her late 'prismatic' pictures which have never been properly explained. Throughout her life Winifred Nicholson was interested in prisms and rainbows, but when she was given some prisms by a physicist friend in the mid 1970s her painting took on a new direction. Looking through a prism she saw objects with a rim of prismatic colour, and explored and developed these ideas, often painting pictures that verged on the abstract. Nicholson's 'prismatic' pictures were a culmination of her life's search to find "form's secret and rhythmic law". She painted them in Greece in 1979, at her home in Cumbria, and during her last painting trip to the Island of Eigg in the Hebrides in 1980, where she had an inspired period of painting and made some of her best loved pictures. Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Liberation of Colour' at mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern art, the book illustrates many previously unseen paintings from private collections, as well as some of Nicholson's best known works, and draws on new research, including previously unseen archival material.

How Photography Became Contemporary Art - Inside an Artistic Revolution from Pop to the Digital Age (Hardcover): Andy Grundberg How Photography Became Contemporary Art - Inside an Artistic Revolution from Pop to the Digital Age (Hardcover)
Andy Grundberg
R915 R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Save R190 (21%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A leading critic’s inside story of “the photo boom” during the crucial decades of the 1970s and 80s

When Andy Grundberg landed in New York in the early 1970s as a budding writer, photography was at the margins of the contemporary art world. By 1991, when he left his post as critic for the New York Times, photography was at the vital center of artistic debate. Grundberg writes eloquently and authoritatively about photography’s “boom years,” chronicling the medium’s increasing role within the most important art movements of the time, from Earth Art and Conceptual Art to performance and video. He also traces photography’s embrace by museums and galleries, as well as its politicization in the culture wars of the 80s and 90s.

Grundberg reflects on the landmark exhibitions that defined the moment and his encounters with the work of leading photographers—many of whom he knew personally—including Gordon Matta-Clark, Cindy Sherman, and Robert Mapplethorpe. He navigates crucial themes such as photography’s relationship to theory as well as feminism and artists of color. Part memoir and part history, this perspective by one of the period’s leading critics ultimately tells a larger story about the crucial decades of the 70s and 80s through the medium of photography.

101 Danish Design Icons (Hardcover): Designmuseum Danmark 101 Danish Design Icons (Hardcover)
Designmuseum Danmark; Text written by Lars Dybdahl, u. a.
R1,120 R987 Discovery Miles 9 870 Save R133 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Denmark has long since written international design history. Today, Danish furniture, textiles, and home appliances and utensils from the sixties and seventies are more popular than ever. The beautiful pieces are meanwhile for sale at design galleries and have become a rarity at flea markets. In short, Nordic items for everyday use have become internationally sought-after trophies for sophisticates. This publication provides an extensive overview of those everyday objects that have to this day written design history both in Denmark as well as worldwide. Along with thirty-two leading scholars and journalists, the head of the library and research at the Designmuseum Danmark in Copenhagen, Lars Dybdahl, advances into the fascinating history of the individual objects. Playfully presented and situated in their historical context, the catalogue sheds new light on this unique world of objects.

Hidetaka Tenjin's Artistry of Macross - From Flash Back 2012 to Macross Frontier (Hardcover): Hidetaka Tenjin Hidetaka Tenjin's Artistry of Macross - From Flash Back 2012 to Macross Frontier (Hardcover)
Hidetaka Tenjin; Artworks by Hidetaka Tenjin
R1,364 R1,068 Discovery Miles 10 680 Save R296 (22%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Since its small screen debut in 1982, Macross has remained one of most influential mecha anime of all time. Longtime franchise illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin captures the high-flying action of the series' iconic "variable fighters" like no other artist through his hyper-realistic illustrations for model kits, magazines, promotional materials, and more. This volume gathers Tenjin's illustrations from the eras of Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012, Super Dimension Fortress Macross II, Macross Plus, Macross 7, Macross Zero, and the Macross Frontier TV series.

Lygia Pape - Tecelares (Hardcover): Mark Pascale Lygia Pape - Tecelares (Hardcover)
Mark Pascale; Contributions by Adele Nelson, Maria Cristina Rivera Ramos
R1,191 Discovery Miles 11 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An engaging investigation of contemporary Brazilian artist Lygia Pape's early body of woodblock prints, which profoundly influenced the trajectory of her oeuvre One of Brazil's best-known contemporary artists, Lygia Pape (1927-2004) was a founding member of the Neo-Concrete movement in the late 1950s along with artists such as Lygia Clark and Helio Oiticica. Pape explored new visual languages in painting, performance, printmaking, and sculpture, and her work-much of it based in geometry- invited viewers to participate in the existential, sensorial, and psychological experience of her art. Presenting the first in-depth treatment of the experimental woodblock prints Pape made between 1952 and 1960, this volume examines the foundational role these works played in the rest of Pape's career, foreshadowing her philosophy of "magnetized space." Composed of overlapping geometric and linear elements that at times suggest atomic particles or slides of microscopic specimens, Pape's prints display an extraordinary depth accentuated by her use of incredibly thin, translucent Japanese papers. The artist applied the title Tecelares to these works decades after their creation. Loosely translated as "weavings," the term captures Pape's uniquely handmade approach to printmaking as well as her interest in indigenous Brazilian culture. Lavishly illustrated, this study is filled with revealing insights into how the artist's printmaking aesthetic, materials, and process embody her core ideas about art. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: Art Institute of Chicago (February 11-June 5, 2023)

Xavier Veilhan - 256 Jours (English, French, DVD Audio): Jordan Feldman Xavier Veilhan - 256 Jours (English, French, DVD Audio)
Jordan Feldman; Edited by Nicolas Trembley
R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For the titular 256 days, director Jordan Feldman observed French artist Xavier Veilhan as his projects moved from utopian ideas to final realizations, determined by economic and institutional realities. Their surprisingly lighthearted 90-minute journey ends in Paris, with the preparations for the opening of an exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou.

Virginia Jaramillo - Principle of Equivalence (Hardcover): Erin Dziedzic Virginia Jaramillo - Principle of Equivalence (Hardcover)
Erin Dziedzic; Contributions by Matthew Jeffrey Abrams, Barbara Calderon, Iris Colburn, Elizabeth Kirsch, …
R1,197 Discovery Miles 11 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first comprehensive look at the nearly seven-decades-long career of contemporary Mexican American artist Virginia Jaramillo Over the course of her career, Virginia Jaramillo (b. 1939) has forged a pathway to exploring ideas and concepts of space through abstract paintings and handmade paper works influenced by her myriad interests including physics, the cosmos, mythology, ancient cultures, and modernist design philosophies. This beautifully illustrated volume demonstrates that despite having been historically excluded from the canon of American abstraction, Jaramillo has made profound contributions to the field. Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence documents more than 60 works including early paintings that pushed the depth of the painted surface to its very limits; her innovations in the centuries-old practice of handmade papermaking; and recent bodies of work, where Jaramillo engages in deep investigations into antiquity and architectural ruin through large-scale paintings. In addition to an overview of Jaramillo’s life and work, this comprehensive catalogue includes in-depth essays on the artist’s formative years in Los Angeles, her forty-year devotion to hand papermaking, and the recent resurgence of her painting practice. An interview with Jaramillo rounds out the volume. Distributed for Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Exhibition Schedule: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO (June 1–August 27, 2023)

Charlie Burk - Journey in Abstraction (Paperback): Charlie Burk Charlie Burk - Journey in Abstraction (Paperback)
Charlie Burk; Contributions by Iris McLister; Foreword by Nick Abdalla; Introduction by Karla Winterowd
R869 R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Save R166 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nature provides the subject for the beautifully intricate patterns and graceful lines of the art of Charlie Burk. His subject is clearly grass, with a horizon line or a slice of sky visible in many of his works as he moves in his world of sumptuous colors and delicate patterns. In a complex play of call-and-response, one brushstroke calls for the next. ""What really interests me,"" he says, ""is the texture grass creates and the way it moves in space."" Another equally powerful pull is the visual beauty and the artistic journey it presents, that ever-fresh experience of dancing on the edge between abstract and representational art.

Out of Ice - The Secret Language of Ice (Paperback): Jane Warrilow, Elizabeth Ogilvie Out of Ice - The Secret Language of Ice (Paperback)
Jane Warrilow, Elizabeth Ogilvie; Contributions by Andrew Patrizio, Katherine Heron, Tim Ingold, …
R995 Discovery Miles 9 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Elizabeth Ogilvie is a Scottish environmental artist who focuses on the psychological, physical and poetic dimensions of ice and water. Out of Ice was Ogilvie's gigantic immersive art piece, a site-specific work designed for the vast Ambika P3, a London gallery and former construction hall. Her work is deeply concerned with nature, global warming, the age of the Anthropocene and deep time, employing a fusion of art, architecture and science. This publication explores one of the most significant artists of her generation in Scotland: it includes essays focusing on a critical interrogation of Ogilvie's work but also poetry, journal extracts and the artist's own writing. A series of stunning images will document Ogilvie's field research and experimental work, the Out of Ice installation process, and the artist's community engagement. Ogilvie was the recipient of a Creative Scotland/National Lottery Award, as well as an Arts Council of England grant and a Saltire Award for Art in Architecture. She is the founder/director of Scottish-based cultural trust Lateral Lab, and she has exhibited in numerous galleries worldwide, including in Korea, Germany, Iceland and Japan.

Full House - One Space, Two Shows, 307 Artists, and 400 Pieces. From the Frederic de Goldschmidt Collection (Hardcover):... Full House - One Space, Two Shows, 307 Artists, and 400 Pieces. From the Frederic de Goldschmidt Collection (Hardcover)
Nicolas Bourriaud, Frederic De Goldschmidt, Christine Jamart, Agata Jastrzabek, Gregory Lang, …
R1,543 Discovery Miles 15 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A study of two exhibitions that took place five years apart in the same building in Brussels city-centre Full House explores two exhibitions that took place five years apart in the same building in Brussels and featured over 300 contemporary art works from the renowned collection of Frederic de Goldschmidt. The first show, Not Really Really, was organized in 2016 in a building that had only been vacated a few months before by a mental health clinic. The works were mostly sculptures made with everyday objects and played with the ambiguity of what the last occupants could have left and what the artists purposefully created. The building then underwent a long renovation, with photos included illustrating this process. The second show, Inaspettatamente (Unexpectedly), then engaged with themes such as order and disorder, time, classification, the artist's process or his/her position in world conflicts using the prism of the famous Arte Povera artist Alighiero Boetti. Curatorial texts and images of the works both in context and in studio allow the reader to discover and appreciate both exhibitions. Distributed for Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: Cloud Seven , Quai du commerce 7 (November 11, 2021-January 30, 2022)

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