Photorealism at the Millennium |
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 | The story continues and in colour too! A brilliant third volume from the curator of the Photorealist art movement and made more enjoyable because the six hundred plus paintings are all in colour. I have the two previous books and good as they were I always felt they were let down by having too many of the 2,323 pictures in black and white but here's an interesting point, the first book had 710 colour and 493 b/w, the second book had 560 colour and 560 b/w, this latest book has 620 colour and no black and whites, does this mean the Movement is on the wane? I hope not because I feel that Photorealism is somehow a uniquely American art movement.
The format follows the same style as the others, an upfront essay (in this case Linda Chase writes about the use of photography by artists over the last century or so) followed by hundreds of illustrations from the featured artists, twenty-eight in this book. These artists are continuing to record 'the fascinating in the familiar' as Ms Chase ... read more.
Written by Louis K. Meisel and Linda Chase.
Published 28 October 2002.
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc..
rrp £42.00.
224 pages Hardcover.
ISBN: 0810934833
ISBN-13: 9780810934832 | |
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