Cet auteur explore l'essence de la création artistique et la relation entre l'artiste et l'artisan, en mettant souvent l'accent sur des approches non conventionnelles de la création. Son travail explore des histoires cachées et des artistes visuels du XXe siècle, tout en abordant des thèmes abstraits et érotiques. À travers ses publications et ses efforts de curation, il cherche à élargir notre compréhension de l'art et de ses contextes historiques. Son écriture se caractérise par un profond engagement envers la pratique artistique et sa définition en constante évolution.
Reveals how leading artists of the twenty-first century are reinvigorating the still life, a genre previously synonymous with the sixteenth- and seventeenth- century Old Masters. In this book, short introductions begin each chapter and are followed by spreads that pair each work with a reading of its significance to the still-life tradition.
The definitive book highlighting the growing number of artists who collaborate with artisans and craftsmen to realize their work.
In this new volume celebrated artist and curator Michael Petry, addresses media and marketplace concerns about the state of language and the value of books in the digital age.As words find new modes of transmission in contemporary society, text becomes information, and information strives to become free, Petry asks, what value can text hold in the sphere of visual art? Looking at the work of a broad range of artists including Bruce Nauman, Julien Breton, Jeremy Deller, Takashi Murakami, Tracey Emin, Christian Boltanski, and more, The Word is Art explores this and related questions and demonstrates how words remain critical, powerful, and central to art practice.Presenting major areas where the word has dominated artistic practice, this book takes us on a fascinating and richly illustrated global tour of diverse contemporary art forms.