Dorothea Tanning: Transformations by Victoria Carruthers (English) Hardcover Boo

Description: Dorothea Tanning by Victoria Carruthers Dorothea Tanning was one of the most fascinating and significant American artists of the 20th century. Extensively illustrated and featuring unpublished material from interviews, this book will appeal to the general museum-going public as well as academics, students, curators and collectors. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the definitive study of US artist Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), positioning her as one of the most fascinating and significant creative forces to emerge during the 20th century. It provides a framework within which to consider the range and depth of Tannings work, well beyond the better-known early Surrealist works of the 1940s, and makes connections between her life experiences and thematic preoccupations.Extensively illustrated and featuring unpublished material from interviews which the author conducted with the artist between 2000 and 2009, this book will appeal to the general museum-going public as well as academics, students, curators and collectors. Author Biography Victoria Carruthers is Senior Lecturer in modern and contemporary art history and theory at the Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia. Her research explores the intersections between art, literature and music across visual cultures in the twentieth century. Victoria completed her doctoral thesis on the work of Dorothea Tanning and has published several articles on her practice. She was fortunate enough to visit the artist on a number of occasions and enjoy many lengthy conversations on her life and work. Table of Contents Introduction; 1 Childhood, Fantasy and Surrealism; 2 Weaving Fantasy and Reality; 3 Exteriors, Interiors and Miniature Worlds; 4 Towards Abstraction; 5 Return of Representation/Sensation and the Body; 6 Worlds on paper/words on paper; Notes; Chronology; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index Review Transformations is the fullest and most nuanced account of her trajectory as an artist to date. – Michael Glover, Hyperallergic Long Description This is the definitive study of U.S. artist Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), positioning her as one of the most fascinating and significant creative forces to emerge from the 20th century. It provides a framework within which to consider the range and depth of Tannings work, well beyond the better-known early surrealist works of the 1940s, and makes connections between her life experiences and thematic preoccupations. Extensively illustrated and featuring unpublished material from interviews which the author conducted with the artist between 2000 and 2009, this book will appeal to the general museum-going public as well as academics, students, curators and collectors. Review Quote "Transformations is the fullest and most nuanced account of her trajectory as an artist to date." --Michael Glover, Hyperallergic Details ISBN1848221746 Author Victoria Carruthers Pages 224 Publisher Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd ISBN-10 1848221746 ISBN-13 9781848221741 Format Hardcover Imprint Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 709.2 Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-01-31 Short Title Dorothea Tanning Language English UK Release Date 2020-01-31 NZ Release Date 2020-01-31 Subtitle Transformations Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2020-01-30 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129566521;

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