Bodies of WorkContemporary Figurative Painting
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Bodies of WorkContemporary Figurative Painting by Lauren P Della Monica
Human forms can be intensely intimate or broadly universal. Here, figurative artists use the human form as a tool to express varied content and contemporary issues. These paintings depict our feelings and sentiments, our sense of belonging to a larger community in the contemporary world, while capturing the impulses behind the range of figuration presented by today's contemporary international artists. Portraitist Marlene Dumas presents figures in a gritty, unsentimental manner, evoking the essence of the human condition, while Kerry James Marshall paints the life of African-Americans in the twentieth-century, employing recent historical review to document the social challenges. British artist Jenny Saville paints the figure in massive scale, combined with an overt, never-ending interest in the pure rendering of human flesh. Hope Gangloff paints her figures as characters, intimate friends, and acquaintances, narrating a drama from their canvases. An important resource for those interested in contemporary figurative painting.
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Della Monica, Lauren P.: - Lauren Pheeney Della Monica is a New York-based art writer and art consultant specializing in advising private clients on building art collections through the acquisition and sale of works of fine art.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780764349829 |
| ISBN 10 | 0764349821 |
| Title | Bodies of WorkContemporary Figurative Painting |
| Author | Lauren P Della Monica |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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