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Mary Fedden - Enigmas and Variations (Paperback, New Ed)
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Mary Fedden - Enigmas and Variations (Paperback, New Ed)
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Mary Fedden (1915-2012) is one of Britain's most popular artists.
The focus of this acclaimed book, newly available in paperback in
celebration of her life's achievement, is the artist's creative
process in various different media - oil, gouache, pencil and
collage.While Fedden is often considered almost exclusively a
still-life painter, still life was far from being her only
preoccupation, as this book shows. Fantasy and imagination always
also played a strong part, as is particularly evident in her small
gouaches. A quietly surreal, enigmatic streak runs through much of
her work.Fedden's collages are a witty and affectionate homage to
the work of her husband, Julian Trevelyan. They lived, worked and
travelled together from 1949 to 1988. The book re-emphasises her
debt to him, but also her independence, even during their early
life together when he stimulated her move into Modernism. In an
engaging text, which draws on numerous conversations with the
artist during her final years, Christopher Andreae considers why
Fedden has always had such a popular following, looks at the
English quality of her work, and talks about the commercialisation
of her art and her attitudes to the art market. Fedden is shown to
be an original, serious and prolific artist, a draftsman of unusual
sensitivity and prowess, and a colourist of power and
subtlety.Profusely illustrated with works from private and public
collections, this is a book for Mary Fedden's existing devotees as
well as newcomers to her work.
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