Anthony Caro has been preoccupied with sculpture as space and metaphor for space. This book reveals the sculptor's fascination with the difference between interior and exterior and with sculptural volume and mass.
Anthony Caro has explored an unpredictable range of sculptural possibilities, testing limits and positing new ideas about the nature of eloquent three-dimensional objects. This title examines the various aspects of Caro's evolution individually, tracing the permutations of different themes - narrative, volume and mass, line and openness.
The Art of Edward Gorey. . In Elegant Enigmas The Art of Edward Gorey, more than 175 reproductions offer a rich review of his work, including samples from his own books, illustrations produced for other writers, theatrical sets and costume
In this volume an informative interview with Clifford Ross, an artist and a long-time friend of Edward Gorey, introduces the reader to Gorey himself. Art critic Karen Wilkin discusses Gorey's style and sets it in the context of narrative art and popular culture.
This work on Georges Braque depicts the man and the artist, drawing out the contrasts they throw up. The man was cheerful, good looking, an amateur boxer and a player of Beethoven; the artist was serious and meticulous, whether as a Fauvist, Cubist (with Picasso) or in his own style.
Presents a survey of the works of renowned Italian artist and engraver Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964). Drawn mainly from British and American collections, this book focuses on his drawings, watercolours, and etchings.
This examination of Bruno Fonseca's life, unorthodox training and diverse paintings, drawings and sculptures casts light not only upon his own work but also offers an insight into the creative process itself.
Colour field painting, which emerged in the United States in the 1950s, is based on radiant, uninflected hues. This work offers a reevaluation of this important aspect of American abstract painting.