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The Art of Light + Space (Abbeville Modern Art , Butterfield, McHugh PB.+
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- Condition
- PublishedOn
- 1996-06-20
- ISBN
- 9780789201713
- EAN
- 9780789201713
- Book Title
- Art of Light + Space
- Item Length
- 11.1in
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1996
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Art, Science
- Topic
- Sculpture & Installation, Conceptual, Techniques / General, Physics / Optics & Light, History / Contemporary (1945-), Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
- Item Width
- 8.6in
- Item Weight
- 39.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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It takes many different forms and uses many different materials, ranging from natural daylight and scrim to glass, plywood, neon, and fire. It taps into far-ranging ideas and systems of knowledge, including alchemy, Buddhism, aerospace technology, witchcraft, astronomy, physiology, and phenomenology. Written by the foremost authority on the subject and based on more than two decades of research, The Art of Light and Space is the first book to provide an overview of this powerful and increasingly public art form. With rare photographs, extensive artist interviews, and her own insightful observations, Jan Butterfield vividly documents the history of this diverse and sometimes elusive work. Following a useful introduction that succinctly places the Light and Space movement in the larger context of modern art, the book is divided into ten chapters, each focused on one artist: Robert Irwin, James Turrell, Maria Nordman, Douglas Wheeler, Bruce Nauman, Eric Orr, Larry Bell, DeWain Valentine, Susan Kaiser Vogel, and Hap Tivey. Insightful portrait photographs by Jim McHugh open each chapter and capture the quirky individuality of these inexhaustibly creative men and women. The innovative graphic design emphasizes the artists' own words, both in sidebars and in the text, making their voices unusually accessible. No two artists have followed the same path, but in many cases the work has become increasingly approachable in recent years. Architects and urban planners have begun to incorporate Light and Space installations into public spaces ranging from the Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C., to the new building in Pasadena, California. Corporate, nonprofit, and private collectors have commissioned numerous major works, including a solar fountain in Denver, a tea house in Paris, and a fire-and-steam sculpture on a busy Los Angeles street corner. The processes of creating the works seen here are as intriguing as the final results, and all are illuminated by the text, the illustrations, and the design of this provocative, invaluable volume.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abbeville Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0789201712
ISBN-13
9780789201713
eBay Product ID (ePID)
662357
Product Key Features
Book Title
Art of Light + Space
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sculpture & Installation, Conceptual, Techniques / General, Physics / Optics & Light, History / Contemporary (1945-), Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Art, Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.1in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
8.6in
Item Weight
39.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Photographed by
Mchugh, Jim
Reviews
"In this profusely illustrated, entrancing survey, art critic and artists' consultant Butterfield investigates an art that takes shape through the viewer's directed perception. Examples include Robert Irwin's mysterious, luminous spun-aluminum discs, Maria Nordman's geometrically planted trees that redefine public spaces, James Turrell's hovering three-dimensional cube of light, and Eric Orr's transmutation of alchemy, Egyptian ruins, and kabbalistic lore into "silent, awesome, magical" installations and environmental sculpture. This album showcases a movement that deserves to be better known.", Light and Space art is the meditative, austerely sensual wing of conceptual art, and Jan Butterfield knows it better than anyone. The Art of Light and Space documents a highly elusive genre about as skillfully as it can be done, through rich description, interviews, extracts from the artists writings, philosophical epigraphs, and on-site photography. . . Butterfield's blend of history and criticism has great personal immediacy; her ability to convey the impact of these powerful but ephemeral works without forcing them into any mold is admirable., "Light and Space art is the meditative, austerely sensual wing of conceptual art, and Jan Butterfield knows it better than anyone. The Art of Light and Space documents a highly elusive genre about as skillfully as it can be done, through rich description, interviews, extracts from the artists writings, philosophical epigraphs, and on-site photography. . .Butterfield's blend of history and criticism has great personal immediacy; her ability to convey the impact of these powerful but ephemeral works without forcing them into any mold is admirable." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
Table of Content
7 Preface 8 Introduction 17 Robert Irwin 67 James Turrell 95 Maria Nordman 117 Douglas Wheeler 131 Bruce Nauman 151 Eric Orr 175 Larry Bell 189 DeWain Valentine 205 Susan Kaiser Vogel 219 Hap Tivey 245 Afterword 247 Notes 254 Acknowledgements 256 Selected Bibliography 266 Index
Copyright Date
1996
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
700.8
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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