Questo autore approfondisce l'essenza della creazione artistica e il rapporto tra artista e artigiano, sottolineando spesso approcci non convenzionali alla creazione. Il suo lavoro esplora storie nascoste e artisti visivi del XX secolo, affrontando anche temi astratti ed erotici. Attraverso le sue pubblicazioni e i suoi sforzi curatoriali, cerca di ampliare la nostra comprensione dell'arte e dei suoi contesti storici. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da un profondo impegno nella pratica artistica e nella sua definizione in continua evoluzione.
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.