Bay Area Figurative Art, 1950-1965

Bay Area Figurative Art, 1950-1965

Author: Caroline A. Jones

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780520068421

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"Should be the classic, central, definitive work on the emergence of Bay Area Figurative painting."--Paul Mills, author of The New Figurative Painting of David Park


Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980

Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980

Author: Thomas Albright

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-12-22

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 0520338200

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived


Manuel Neri and the Assertion of Modern Figurative Sculpture

Manuel Neri and the Assertion of Modern Figurative Sculpture

Author: Bruce Nixon

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 9781503605480

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The exploration of the human figure has been the pursuit of artists for millennia. Manuel Neri (b. 1930), a California native and former student of Richard Diebenkorn and Nathan Oliveira, has spent a lifetime accentuating the gesture, surface, and materiality of the figure. He renders his work in several different mediums that include plaster, marble, bronze, and paper. This exhibition, drawn from and celebrating gifts donated to the museum by The Manuel Neri Trust, provides a glimpse into the artist's creative process and his quest to define the figure on his own terms. Manuel Neri is known for his prolonged artistic engagement with the figure in a variety of materials, starting with plaster in the late 1950s and moving into bronze and marble. The seven sculptures in the outdoor installation reference Neri's origins with plaster and his expressionistic manipulation of the medium. By casting plaster in bronze, tactile surfaces are preserved and enhanced.


Manuel Neri

Manuel Neri

Author: Jock Reynolds

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300233025

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This engaging publication examines the prodigious body of work of American sculptor Manuel Neri (b. 1930) through the unique perspective of one of Neri's former students. A near-contemporary of other notable California-based artists Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud, Neri is best known for his large-scale figurative sculptures that combine classical figuration with the dynamic mark-making of Abstract Expressionism. The book traces the compelling yet often contradictory thematic arcs of Neri's powerful work and his greater impact on the field of sculpture. At the heart of the publication are Jock Reynolds's personal reflections on Neri and his legacy as a teacher, adding insight and intimacy to the scholarly understanding of the artist. Photographs of Neri in his studio, archival images, and installation photos of the related exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery round out the book. With its blend of art history and personal reflection, this unique book offers valuable insight into an important, understudied California artist. Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery Exhibition Schedule: Yale University Art Gallery (03/02/18-07/08/18)


Kiss of the Art Gods

Kiss of the Art Gods

Author: Dan Corbin

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1619846705

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Contemporary figurative sculptors rarely support themselves, but in steps Dan Corbin, breaking all the rules on his way to becoming a successful studio artist. Corbin takes two decades to realize his art dream. He makes the usual sacrifices, travels the world, seeks out art education, finds and loses love. So why is the outcome of his narrative so different? Corbin’s enigmas are revealed in this humor-leveled portrait of a man full of energy, propelled by a distressed childhood, seeking a higher calling, and intent on full redemption. Raised in California, Corbin reinvents himself in a life filled with risk and adventure. An army stint in Germany began his thirst for travel, living in Spain, Santa Barbara, Hawaii, and Berkeley. This enables Corbin to learn more about himself and others, as he cobbles together an eclectic belief system based on mysticism, faith and science, and then attempts to develop an art style capable of expressing his new sense of self. Corbin’s long journey is sometimes hilarious and grueling. He searches inside and out and in every direction for the lost answers but ultimately finds the resolution in plain sight.


Bay Area Figurative Art, 1950-1965

Bay Area Figurative Art, 1950-1965

Author: Caroline A. Jones

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780520068421

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"Should be the classic, central, definitive work on the emergence of Bay Area Figurative painting."--Paul Mills, author of The New Figurative Painting of David Park


Art Appreciation

Art Appreciation

Author: Deborah Gustlin

Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing

Published: 2017-08-18

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781516503438

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Creative Art: Methods and Materials educates readers about a variety of art methods and the ways different civilizations have used them in artistic expression. Each of the fourteen chapters is designed around a specific art method and material, and includes examples of art works and the artists who created them. Students learn about bronze casting, stone carving, clay sculpture, woodcuts and posters, glass work, and installation art. Each method is matched to artists both ancient and modern. Rather than adhering to a standard approach that focuses on white, male, European artists, the book broadens the student's perspective by including often overlooked female artists. Global in approach and comprehensive in coverage of arts forms, representations, and styles throughout history, Creative Art has been developed for sixteen-week courses in art appreciation, or introductory survey courses in art history.


David Park

David Park

Author: Nancy Boas

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2012-03-17

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0520268415

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In this beautifully illustrated biography, compiled from comprehensive and sweeping interviews, Nancy Boas traces Parks resolute search for a new kind of figuration, one that would penetrate abstract expressionisms thickly layered surfaces and infuse them with human presence.