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Encaustic Art in the Twenty-First Century
Lee, Anne; Rooney, Ashley
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Description for Encaustic Art in the Twenty-First Century
"A long-overdue look at a newly popular art form, this book explores 79 North American and international artists' feelings about their work in encaustic and how they use it to express their inner worlds and the world around them."--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1800.
From beehive to hotplate to the artist's hand, encaustic has evolved as a versatile medium applied to almost every artistic style. A long-overdue look at a newly popular art form, this book explores 79 North American artists' feelings about their work in encaustic and how they use it to express their inner worlds and the world around them. Eight chapters organize the artists by geographical region and focus on how the heated beeswax and resin material is used to create seductive, skin-like surfaces and rich, layered membranes. More than 2,000 years old, this cross-disciplinary ... Read more
From beehive to hotplate to the artist's hand, encaustic has evolved as a versatile medium applied to almost every artistic style. A long-overdue look at a newly popular art form, this book explores 79 North American artists' feelings about their work in encaustic and how they use it to express their inner worlds and the world around them. Eight chapters organize the artists by geographical region and focus on how the heated beeswax and resin material is used to create seductive, skin-like surfaces and rich, layered membranes. More than 2,000 years old, this cross-disciplinary ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764350238
SKU
V9780764350238
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About Lee, Anne; Rooney, Ashley
As research director of Vose Galleries, Boston, Anne Lee wrote and designed many exhibition catalogs. E. Ashley Rooney is the author of numerous books on contemporary art. As research director at Vose Galleries, Anne Lee wrote and designed numerous exhibit catalogs. E. Ashley Rooney is the author of over twenty books on contemporary art. ... Read more
Reviews for Encaustic Art in the Twenty-First Century
The work of some of the finest practitioners of contemporary encaustic demonstrates how this versatile medium has evolved as a cross-disciplinary collaborator with every sphere of visual arts.
Richard Frumess, founder, R&F Handmade PaintsThe authors' eye for the encaustic medium and the artists presented give the reader important information all in one place
Kaveh Mojtabai, Artscope magazine
Richard Frumess, founder, R&F Handmade PaintsThe authors' eye for the encaustic medium and the artists presented give the reader important information all in one place
Kaveh Mojtabai, Artscope magazine