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This is the first major publication on the art and lives of
twentieth-century Fort Worth artists Scott (1942-2011) and Stuart
(1942-2006) Gentling. Prolific modern-day Renaissance men, the
brothers created an extensive body of landscapes; portraits of
regional and national luminaries; historical studies ranging from a
visual reconstruction of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan to
subjects drawn from the French and American Revolutions; and
natural history illustrations of the flora and fauna of Texas.
Realist painters, they drew inspiration from past masters such as
Jacques-Louis David and John James Audubon, and they corresponded
and collaborated with contemporaries such as Andrew Wyeth and Ed
Ruscha. The Gentling brothers' place within the canon of
twentieth-century American art is established here. Along with 290
images, including 120 plates, the book includes five essays, two by
scholars Erika Doss of the University of Notre Dame and Barbara
Mundy of Fordham University; a trio of Carter museum curators
provide deep analyses of the Gentlings' artistic process, the
output of their fifty-year career, and a chronology of their lives;
plus several brief and incisive takes on specific aspects of the
brothers' multifaceted art and lives are featured throughout.
A selection of the most striking images taken from the bestselling "Morphia" series have been gathered together along with a selection of coloured pieces to celebrate the talent of Kerby Rosanes and his fans.
Containing a full-colour section displaying the most accomplished, completed artworks produced by Kerby's fans, along with stylistic comments and opinions from Kerby. The beautiful artworks displayed in the colour section are also included in the black and white section of the book, so you can take inspiration from the colouristas and bring your own images to life.
Bruno Munari was one of the most important and eclectic
twentieth-century European artists. Dubbed the "Leonardo and Peter
Pan" of contemporary art, he pioneered what would later be labelled
kinetic art, playing a key role in the constitution and definition
of the aesthetic programmes of groups such as Movimento Arte
Concreta and Programmed Art. He became an internationally
recognized name in the field of industrial design, winning the
prestigious "Compasso d'Oro" prize four times, while also being a
prominent figure in Italian graphic design, working for magazines
such as Tempo and Domus, as well as renowned publishing companies
such as Einaudi and Bompiani. He left an indelible mark as an art
pedagogue and popularizer with his famous 1970s artistic
laboratories for children and was the author of numerous books,
ranging from essays on art and design to experimental books.
Capturing a resurgent interest in Munari at the international
level, the exceptional array of critical voices in this volume
constitutes an academic study of Munari of a depth and range that
is unprecedented in any language, offering a unique analysis of
Munari's seven-decade-long career. Through original archival
research, and illuminating and generative comparisons with other
artists and movements both within and outside Italy, the essays
gathered here offer novel readings of more familiar aspects of
Munari's career while also addressing those aspects that have
received scant or no attention to date.
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