Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 708 EAN: 9781933045382 ISBN: 1933045388 Label: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. Manufacturer: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: September 15, 2006 Publisher: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. Release Date: September 15, 2006 Sales Rank: 450571 Studio: D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
London art historian and critic Mullins has brought together a study of contemporary artists who paint the human figure. Included are 200 color reproductions by 85 artists from around the world. Some artists, such as Lucien Freud and Chuck Close, are well known, but many are still developing their reputations. Mullins chose artists who paint people interacting with the world and, in doing so, explore themes of modern times. Her chapters are arranged by these themes: ''The Figure Unravelled,'' ''The Urban Condition,'' ''Other Worlds'' (which explores themes of romanticism), ''Folk Tales'' (the telling of unique and well-known stories), and ''Past Deconstructed'' (focusing on the use of photography by these artists). Many of the works reflect on the isolation of the people portrayed, some are disturbing, and some emphasize the newest technology that these artists employ, including the use of photography in their work. This valuable collection of modern art includes excellent bibliographies for each artist. Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates through professionals. -- N. M. Lambert, University of South Carolina Upstate'
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great Diversity
Wonderful diversity of portraits. Discovered many new artists I wasn't aware of and want to learn more about. One of the best art books I've purchased.
Rating: - Painting People
Excellent book for professors who teach figure drawing and figure painting. Great resource of contemporary artists who work in figurative portraiture.
Rating: - Nothing daring....
I am always interested in artists whose work includes the human figure. I bought this book without seeing the contents, but figured that with a John Currin on the cover it had to be good. It did include a good range of artists, but I was disappointed to see some of the images. It seemed like the author selected PG versions of the paintings or at least the more PG work by many of the artists.
Rating: - Very Current
Very current (mostly) and well presented.
Favorites; Eric Fischl, Lucian Freud, Chuck Close, John Currin,Barnaby Furnas
Steven Gefrom
Rating: - Remember you can't JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.
Geez, a couple of the other reviewers are complaining the cover of this art book is misleading. Didn't somebody teach them in grade school you cannot judge a book by its cover?
John Currin is only one of at least a dozen artists featured in this book. So there is a lot of different kinds of painting featured here, so if you only like classical portriature or very realistic painting, you are in the wrong place! This is for lovers of contemporary art, including some of the current greats, ... Read More
- Great Diversity
- Painting People
- Nothing daring....
