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Richard Bell
Eleanor Heartney
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Description for Richard Bell
Hardcover. A long overdue broad-ranging study of one of Australia's leading contemporary artists, featuring works from over two decades. Num Pages: 80 pages, 10 b&w, 46 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 622.
Richard Bell has established a significant reputation as a political commentator and 'enfant terrible' in Indigenous art over the past two decades. This stunningly illustrated catalogue features more than 26 colour plates of his provocative and often humorous works. With their bold use of images and text, they force viewers to face the troubling issue of racism in Australia. Bell's inspiration is complex and multi-layered. He is an avid appropriator, borrowing from other artists, periods and cultures, including Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, and Aboriginal painter Emily Kam Kngwarreye, among others. He works across a wide range of media, ... Read more
Richard Bell has established a significant reputation as a political commentator and 'enfant terrible' in Indigenous art over the past two decades. This stunningly illustrated catalogue features more than 26 colour plates of his provocative and often humorous works. With their bold use of images and text, they force viewers to face the troubling issue of racism in Australia. Bell's inspiration is complex and multi-layered. He is an avid appropriator, borrowing from other artists, periods and cultures, including Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, and Aboriginal painter Emily Kam Kngwarreye, among others. He works across a wide range of media, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
GILES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904832959
SKU
V9781904832959
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Eleanor Heartney
Maura Reilly is professor of Art Theory at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, in Queensland, Australia. Djon Mundine is a member of the Bandjalung people of northern New South Wales, is an independent curator of contemporary art, as well as an activist, writer, and occasional artist. Eleanor Heartney is a Contributing Editor to Art in America and Artpress and ... Read more
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