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Philip Taaffe: The Life Forms»rank: 65646by: Kay Heymer, Brooks Adams, Markus Bruderlin, Holger Broeker, Philip Taaffe
: :New York-based painter Philip Taaffe became internationally known as part of the early-80s Appropriation art movement for his unique approach, which combined abstraction with ornamental art from a variety of cultures. Poet and critic John Yau has written, 'In attempting to connect the microcosmic with the macrocosmic, Taaffe constructs a metaphysical vertical axis that connects earth to sky, as well as the ancient to the postmodern.' Taaffe has traveled extensively, building a lexicon of imagery from cultures with a history of ornate decorative art, among them Arabic, Asian, Celtic and Pre-Columbian. Within the confines of his canvases, imagery from these civilizations mingles freely together, and merges with influences from the ... |
The Guggenheim Collection»rank: 1041360by: Anthony Calnek, Matthew Drutt, Lisa Dennison, Michael Govan, Jennifer Blessing, Diane Waldman, Kay Heymer, Susan Davidson, Julia Brown, Ted Mann
: :Originally, Solomon R. Guggenheim donated works from his collection to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which he began in 1937 to support and promote non-objective art. Then, in 1939, he established the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, which was renamed the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1952, and its signature Frank Lloyd Wright building opened on New York's Fifth Avenue in 1959. Over time, the Guggenheim has expanded the type of art that it exhibits and collects through the addition of other great collections--notably, those of Karl Nierendorf, Peggy Guggenheim, Justin and Hilde Thannhauser, and Giuseppe Panza di Biumo--as well as through opportunities that resulted from the institution's increasingly international focus ... |
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Gary Hume: The Bird Has A Yellow Beak (Doors Series)»rank: 1670451by: Eckhard Schneider, Gary Hume
: :In the 80s, Gary Hume became a star of the Young British Art (YBA) movement virtually overnight. His Doors series, which brought him this early success, are based on real doors found in public institutions like hospitals and schools, but Hume represents them sparsely and richly, liberally borrowing strategies from the color field and hard-edge abstraction movements. Beyond doors, Hume has depicted windows, flora, fauna and Michael Jackson, all in his trademark technique of using commercial house paint poured onto aluminum panels. The effect is one of brilliant luster, in which slick smooth surfaces of high-gloss paint reveal embedded relief drawings. The Bird Has a Yellow Beak features a retrospective ... |
Alex Katz»rank: 3179303by: Kay Heymer
: :Contribution by Martin Maloney. Essays by Vittoria Coen, Lisa Liebmann. |
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William N. Copley: True Confessions, Paintings And Drawings»rank: 2146967by: William Copley
: :Copley's importance to the American Dada surrealist movement is for teh first time properly studied in this, the first publication examining his complete work since his recent death in 1996. |
Fahnen Der Fante Asafo in Ghana Tanzende»rank: 2146967by: Kay Heymer
: :Copley's importance to the American Dada surrealist movement is for teh first time properly studied in this, the first publication examining his complete work since his recent death in 1996. |
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Fahnen Der Fante Asafo in Ghana Tanzende»rank: 2146967by: Kay Heymer
: :Copley's importance to the American Dada surrealist movement is for teh first time properly studied in this, the first publication examining his complete work since his recent death in 1996. |
Hockney's People»rank: 1062190by: Marco Livingstone, Kay Heymer
: :The first book to present the portrait work of one of the most celebrated and beloved artists working today. HOCKNEY'S PEOPLE showcases the large and central body of work based on the artist's personal relationships, explored in revealing and at times playful artworks.For the past fifty years, Hockney's most persistent subject matter in paintings, drawings, collages, and photoworks, has been portraiture of people, usually those very close to him, as well as self- portraits. These are works that reflect the intimate and often intense stories of this artist's life. They also explore different formal methods of representing the passage of time and the unavoidable but marvelous stillness of portraiture. The ... |
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Hockney's People.»rank: 1062190by: Marco & HEYMER,Kay. LIVINGSTONE
: :The first book to present the portrait work of one of the most celebrated and beloved artists working today. HOCKNEY'S PEOPLE showcases the large and central body of work based on the artist's personal relationships, explored in revealing and at times playful artworks.For the past fifty years, Hockney's most persistent subject matter in paintings, drawings, collages, and photoworks, has been portraiture of people, usually those very close to him, as well as self- portraits. These are works that reflect the intimate and often intense stories of this artist's life. They also explore different formal methods of representing the passage of time and the unavoidable but marvelous stillness of portraiture. The ... |
Johanes Zechner: New Paintings»rank: 1062190by: Kay Heymer
: :The first book to present the portrait work of one of the most celebrated and beloved artists working today. HOCKNEY'S PEOPLE showcases the large and central body of work based on the artist's personal relationships, explored in revealing and at times playful artworks.For the past fifty years, Hockney's most persistent subject matter in paintings, drawings, collages, and photoworks, has been portraiture of people, usually those very close to him, as well as self- portraits. These are works that reflect the intimate and often intense stories of this artist's life. They also explore different formal methods of representing the passage of time and the unavoidable but marvelous stillness of portraiture. The ... |