Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat
Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat

Author: Dieter Buchhart

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1925432726

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An exploration of the personal and artistic connections between two icons of twentieth-century art Keith Haring (1958–1990) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) changed the art world of the 1980s through their idiosyncratic imagery, radical ideas, and complex sociopolitical commentary. Each artist invented a distinct visual language, employing signs, symbols, and words to convey strong messages in unconventional ways, and each left an indelible legacy that remains a force in contemporary visual and popular culture. Offering fascinating new insights into the artists’ work, Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat reveals the many intersections among Haring and Basquiat’s lives, ideas, and practices. This lavishly illustrated volume brings together more than two hundred images—works created in public spaces, paintings, sculptures, objects, works on paper, photographs, and more. These rich visuals are accompanied by essays and interviews from renowned scholars, artists, and art critics, exploring the reach and range of Haring and Basquiat’s influence. Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat provides a valuable look at two artistic peers and boundary breakers whose tragically short but prolific careers left their marks on the art world and beyond. Distributed for the National Gallery of Victoria in association with No More Rulers

Napoleon
Napoleon

Author: Ted Gott

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780724103553

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This panoramic volume tells the story of French art, culture and life from the 1770s to the 1820s: the first French voyages of discovery to Australia, the stormy period of social change with the outbreak of the French Revolution, and the rise to power of the young Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine.

Van Gogh and the Seasons
Van Gogh and the Seasons

Author: Sjraar van Heugten

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2018-03-06

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0691179719

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A new look at the ways van Gogh represented the seasons and the natural world throughout his career The changing seasons captivated Vincent van Gogh (1853–90), who saw in their unending cycle the majesty of nature and the existence of a higher force. Van Gogh and the Seasons is the first book to explore this central aspect of van Gogh's life and work. Van Gogh often linked the seasons to rural life and labor as men and women worked the land throughout the year. From his depictions of peasants and sowers to winter gardens, riverbanks, orchards, and harvests, he painted scenes that richly evoke the sensory pleasures and deprivations particular to each season. This stunning book brings to life the locales that defined his tumultuous career, from Arles, where he experienced his most crucial period of creativity, to Auvers-sur-Oise, where he committed suicide. It looks at van Gogh's interpretation of nature, the religious implications of the seasons in his time, and how his art was perceived against the backdrop of various symbolist factions, antimaterialist debates, and esoteric beliefs in fin de siècle Paris. The book also features revealing extracts from the artist's correspondence and artworks from his own collection that provide essential context to the themes in his work. Breathtakingly illustrated and featuring informative essays by Sjraar van Heugten, Joan Greer, and Ted Gott, Van Gogh and the Seasons shines new light on the extraordinary creative vision of one of the world's most beloved artists.

Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei
Andy Warhol, Ai Weiwei

Author: John J. Curley

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780300219357

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This stunning publication is the first to examine in tandem the work and influence of two towering figures in contemporary art Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) are two of the most internationally renowned artists of the past 100 years, famous not only for their artwork but also for influencing the culture of their time. This exciting book is the first to consider the work of these artists alongside one another, in dialogue and in correspondence, to explore the artists' meticulous observations of modern and contemporary art, life, and politics. Andy Warhol's investigation of consumer society, fame, and celebrity offers thought-provoking points of connection with Ai Weiwei's interrogation of the relationship between tradition and modernity, the role of the individual to the state, questions of human rights, and the value of freedom of expression. Parallels also exist between the ways in which each artist transformed the understanding of artistic value and studio production, and redefined the role of the artist--as impresario, cultural producer, activist, and brand. Alongside beautifully reproduced images by both artists--including works by Ai Weiwei published here for the first time--are illuminating essays by an international team of art experts, curators, and scholars that survey the scope of the artists' careers and interpret the significant impact of Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei on modern art and contemporary life. This deluxe, collectible catalogue is available in three different, limited-edition colors. Published in collaboration with the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, and the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (12/11/15-04/24/16) The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh (06/01/16-09/01/16)

The Victorians
The Victorians

Author: Malcolm Warner

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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Britain was the world's most powerful & technologically advanced country during the reign of Queen Victoria, & painters responded to their nation's rapid industrialization & increasing materialism with a mixture of realism & romanticism

Hokusai
Hokusai

Author: Matthi Forrer

Publisher: Prestel Pub

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 379131131X

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Hokusai was one of the great masters of the Japanese woodblock print. His exquisite compositions and dynamic use of color set him apart from other printmakers, and his unequalled genius influenced both Japanese and a whole generation of Western artists. Now available for the first time in paperback, this book reproduces the artist's finest works in plates that convey the full variety of his invention, each of which is provided with an informative commentary. In his introduction, Hokusai expert Matthi Forrer traces the artist's career and defines his place in relation to his contemporaries and to the history of Japanese art. Examining all genres of the artist's prolific output -- including images of city life, maritime scenes, landscapes, views of Mount Fuji, bird and flower illustrations, literary scenes, waterfalls and bridges -- Hokusai, Prints and Drawings provides a detailed account of the artist's genius.

Circa 1492
Circa 1492

Author: Jean Michel Massing

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13: 0300051670

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Surveys the art of the Age of Exploration in Europe, the Far East, and the Americas

Melbourne Now
Melbourne Now

Author: Max Delany

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13:

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The Melbourne Now exhibition guide is an invaluable pocket-sized authoritative reference to have in hand as you wander through the show. A perfect souvenir, the guide features short, accessible entries on each of the artists and projects represented in the exhibition. Melbourne Now is a celebration of the latest art, design, architecture and creative practice produced in this city. It is broad-ranging in focus and will include contemporary practice across a wide range of media and art forms by emerging artists, but also innovative and established practitioners. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order, and each artist or project entry is accompanied by a full-colour reproduction of the corresponding work, or an indicative work. Maps and locations are listed in this guide for ease of reference. This publication has been generously supported by The Vizard Foundation.

KAWS
KAWS

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9781925432664

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KAWS is one of the most prominent and prolific artists of his generation. Working across art, fashion and design, he creates colour-filled paintings, murals, large-scale sculptures, street and public art, products, and streetwear. His work is infused with humour and humanity and is deeply tied to our times. KAWS draws his cast of characters from pop-culture animations to form a distinctive artistic vocabulary. Featuring a new text by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale), a biographical essay by NGV Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Dr Simon Maidment, and more than 200 images, including documentation of the career-survey exhibition KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness at the National Gallery of Victoria, this publication is a comprehensive overview of the artist's work to date. -- Publisher website.