Clive Head is the leading British realist painter of his generation, known for his striking paintings of urban landscapes. This is a full-length monograph on his work and sets out to introduce it to a wider audience.
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Clive Head is the leading British realist painter of his generation, known for his striking paintings of urban landscapes. This is a full-length monograph on his work and sets out to introduce it to a wider audience.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1600grams, ISBN: 9781848220621.
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First edition 2010. 200 pages. Illustrated in 100+ colour plates. Cloth. Some minor spotting to the acknowledgements page at the rear. A 3" squiggle indent to the front cover of the dustjacket, barely visible, not affecting the cloth. Very good indeed otherwise. Clive Head (b. 1965) is the leading British realist painter of his generation, known for his striking paintings of urban landscapes. He has achieved a worldwide reputation and his work is held in private and public collections internationally. Although there is a clear link between Head's work and the traditions of American Photorealism, the paintings extend that tradition by drawing on a European history of art, with the result that Head's work is as much a descendant of Canaletto, Constable and Ginner as Estes, Bectel and Goings. In his working method, Head seeks to embody a strong sense of place, not simply as a record of the look of a place, but as the expression of a place by a particular person. This is the first full-length monograph on his work and sets out to introduce it to a wider audience. It incorporates a short history of Clive Head's work to date, examining a number of his paintings in detail in order to illuminate his working processes. Michael Paraskos argues that Head's paintings, in their depiction of multiple viewpoints, have parallels with Cubism, although unlike the Cubists Head seeks to unify multiple viewpoints into a coherent scene, so that the shattering effect disappears. This places Head at the forefront of contemporary aesthetic theory and practice as he seeks to reinvent realist painting for the twenty-first century. The book is illustrated with 100 large-format images, which will help to establish Clive Head as a leading figure in contemporary painting. We are specialists in Artists Monographs, Catalogues and Illustrated items. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 37 years experience, you may order with confidence. Other titles by this artist maybe in stock, please ask for our list or link.
