Patrick Heron by Martin Gayford
Patrick Heron (1920-1999), as one of the first British artists to embrace abstraction, played a major role in the development of post-World War I art. Heron welcomed the eruption of American art in the 1950s and was strongly affected by his first encounters with Abstract Expressionism, yet European artists such as Matisse, Bonnard, and Braque remained a fundamental influence on his work. This dialogue was played out in paintings that pursued the ideal of art as pure visual sensation. This book accompanies the first extensive presentation of Heron's distinctive abstract canvases in more than 20 years. Fully illustrated, the book showcases the full evolution of Heron's vibrant abstract language and offers a unique opportunity to explore the extent of this modern master's sense of scale, color, and composition. Thought-provoking texts introduce and explain Heron's visual strategies, illustrated with examples from throughout his artistic career and theories from his own writing.
Martin Gayford is art critic for the Spectator. Among his publications are: A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney; Man with a Blue Scarf; On Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud; Constable in Love: Love, Landscape, Money and the Making of a Great Painter; The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles; The Penguin Book of Art Writing, of which he was the co-editor; and contributions to many catalogues. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781854372505 |
| ISBN 10 | 1854372505 |
| Title | Patrick Heron |
| Author | Martin Gayford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Tate Publishing |
| Year published | 1998-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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