Download or read book British Figurative Art Part Two sculpture written by Norbert Lynton and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century written by Alan Windsor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published 2003. In the twentieth century, Britain was rich in artistic achievement, especially in sculpture. Just some of those working in this field were Jacob Epstein, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro, Richard Long, Mona Hatoum and Anish Kapoor. The work of these and other known and less well-known artists has an astonishing variety and expressive power, a range and strength that has placed Britain at the hub of the artistic world. Alan Windsor has compiled a concise biographical dictionary of sculpture in Britain in book form. Richly informative and easy-to-use, this guide is an art-lover's and expert's essential reference. Written by scholars, the entries are cross-referenced and each concise biographical outline provides the relevant facts about the artist's life, a brief characterization of the artist's work, and, where appropriate, major bibliographical references.
Download or read book Sculpture in the Age of Doubt written by Thomas McEvilley and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern movement, the essays in this book re-examine the course of twentieth-century art through the work of twenty-five major sculptors. McEvilley masterfully traces the evolution of modern sculpture from the readymades of Marcel Duchamp to the anti-painting statements of the 1960s to the spiritualism and conceptualism of the 1980s and 1990s. This is a groundbreaking work in the field of art criticism and a fundamental text for anyone interested in the history of current art and culture. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
Download or read book British Figurative Art written by Martin Gayford and published by Art Books International Limited. This book was released on 1997 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this age of photography, video and installation art, there are those who decry the emphatic persistence of figurative painting. What can the painted image express that other more 'modern' media cannot? Martin Gayford's authoritative text seeks to answer this and other fundamental questions by examining the wealth of approaches currently employed by British artists painting the human figure. His comprehensive survey ranges from the elder statesmen of the genre such as Craigie Aitchison, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Frank Auerbach and John Bellany through to rising stars like Alison Watt, Jenny Saville, Ishbel Myerscough and Tai-Shan Schierenberg. especially strong here - requires an explanation. It is simply a post mortem effect, a folkloric continuance of old technology after its primary function has gone? Do people continue to paint pictures with paint and brush rather as a few crafty eccentrics carry on with the spinning-wheel, the handloom, and the scythe?
Download or read book For Love written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of highly creative and incredibly moving visual stories from 25 contemporary photographers has been thoughtfully curated by Alice Yoo and Eugene Kim, founders of the leading art and culture blog My Modern Met. These photo essays capture magnificent displays of ordinary people—parents and children, husbands and wives, grandparents, friends, siblings, and pet owners—doing extraordinary things for love. From Batkid's mission to save San Francisco, to the husband who wore a pink tutu all over the country to bring his sick wife joy, to a collection of portraits of people "happy at 100," these heartwarming photographs will inspire boundless faith in humanity.
Download or read book The Sculpture of Michael Sandle written by John McEwen and published by Ben Uri Gallery & Museum. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sandle has no public work in North America but he has taught there, and another of his masterpieces, A Twentieth-Century Memorial, had its genesis in California. His international status, unmatched in his field by any other British artist of his generation, was confirmed when he was awarded the prestigious Nobutaka Shikanei Prize in the first Rodin Grand Prize exhibition in Japan in 1986.
Download or read book The Underwater Museum written by Jason deCaires Taylor and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-of-a-kind blend of art, nature, and conservation, The Underwater Museum re-creates an awe-inspiring dive into the dazzling under-ocean sculpture parks of artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Taylor casts his life-size statues from a special kind of cement that facilitates reef growth, and sinks them to the ocean floor. There, over time, the artworks attract corals, algae, and fish, and evolve into beautiful and surreal installations that are also living reefs. This volume brings readers face to face with these wonders and explains the science behind their creation. Ocean enthusiasts, divers, art lovers, and anyone entranced by the natural world will be instantly engrossed by this pearl of a book.
Download or read book British Figurative Sculpture written by Edward Lucie Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey by Edward Lucie-Smith assesses the work of British figurative sculptors, active from the 1950s to the 1980s. These include Hhstorical precedents in Charles Sargent Jagger and Alfred GilbertHenry Moore to Antony Gormley; William Turnbull, Lynn Chadwick, Kenneth Armitage, Elisabeth Frink, George Fullard, Hubert Dalwood and Michael Ayrto
Download or read book British Sculpture in the 20th Century Part 2 Symbol and Imagination 1951 1980 written by Whitechapel Art Gallery and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Sculpture in the Twentieth Century written by Whitechapel Art Gallery and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1981 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery.
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