Pat Steir : paintings /
"The pictorial universe of Pat Steir is usually divided into different styles, epochs and categories. In this monograph, for the first time, art historian Doris von Drathen traces a logical line of thought that runs through the whole oeuvre, from the artist's earliest works to her most rec...
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Milano :
Charta,
c2007.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Acquisition Notes: | Gift of Ruth Fine in memory of Larry Day |
| Summary: | "The pictorial universe of Pat Steir is usually divided into different styles, epochs and categories. In this monograph, for the first time, art historian Doris von Drathen traces a logical line of thought that runs through the whole oeuvre, from the artist's earliest works to her most recent; although richly diverse, the paintings are all linked by an underlying investigation into the illusion of reality and its perception - a philosophical inquiry that perpetually asks: What do you see, and what do you think you see? Every painting is an exploration that questions the nature of what it is: a painting. In this way, over the past 40 years, Pat Steir has built up an essential body of work with a far-reaching contemporary influence - one that might best be described as "a school for seeing.""--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 285 p. (2 folded) : chiefly col. ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285). |
| ISBN: | 9788881586486 8881586487 |