- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd (25 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 071368206X
- ISBN-13: 978-0713682069
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 21.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 357,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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' An interesting introduction to an area of art that has perhaps been neglected ' --Country Life (May 2009)
'Showcases the work of 21 contemporary artists with an interest in depicting gardens.' --Gardens Illustrated
'Showcases the work of 21 contemporary artists with an interest in depicting gardens.' --Gardens Illustrated
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A survey of 21 contemporary artists who specialise in painting gardens. The artists come from the United Kingdom as well as Europe and the United States. They work in a wide range of media including watercolour, acrylics, oils and tempera. For each artist, there is a brief biographical thumbnail sketch, reproductions of a variety of their work, and comments from the artists on their painting styles and working practices. The result is a intriguing look at this fascinating subject. A beautiful book with a foreword by Sir Roy Strong.
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Ariel Luke, a painter who has specialised in gardens, has assembled a collection of twenty one contemporary artists, including herself, who have an interest in painting gardens, having as part of her research visited the artists' studios. Not surprisingly the range of work is wide, from the stylised precision of Graham Bannister and atmospheric realism of John Pearce, to the unconventional aerial views of Adrian Berg or more traditional ones Dick Smyly, the exotic splashes of colour of Jeffrey Hessing to the probably familiar austere canvases of David Inshaw. Other artists included are Ivor Abrahams, Jennifer Bartlett, Robert Bates, Adrian Berg, June Berry, Michael Dillon, John Doyle, Annabel Gault,, Angela Gladwell, François Houtin, Natasha Morland, Johnathan Myles-Lea, Ramiro Fernandez Saus, John Shelly and Johnathan Warrender.
Each artist is allocated four or five pages and is represented by several examples of his or her work. The range of media includes oils, watercolour, silkscreen printing, etching as well as mixed-media pieces. The text entry for each artist provides brief biographical notes in addition to a few comments on the artists' approach and technique, and what has influenced them. There are around 130 illustration of which about 120 are in colour, the monochromes begin either etchings or some of the photographs of the artists. Many of the illustrations are full page in size. It is a fascinating survey, not only for the wide variety of work included, but that it draws attention to the fact that there are significant artists specialising in this field. If there are any criticisms to be made of the publication, firstly the date or birth of the artists is not provided, one can only guess at their relative ages from what dates in their careers are given. While there is sometimes a brief mention of the techniques the artist employs, it is just enough to be tantalising, not enough to be satisfying. The book does not include an index or any other references. However it is a well produced book which provides a most interesting survey.
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Ariel Luke's prose benefits from her own practice as a painter and is unpretentious and jargon-free. She includes a range of distinctive factual material without it seeming cluttered and gives an informed, appreciative introduction to the artists, each of whom she has met. Each has an individual take on the garden as subject. Some are traditionalist in an eighteenth century idiom reflecting pride in ownership of estates seemingly stretching to the horizon; impressive bird's eye views which barely stop short of the curvature of the earth. Some treat the garden as a private world of exquisite fantasy beside rows of vegetables, of eccentric play, or of an intense intimacy with nature. Some focus on horticultural order, others on rampant weeds. Some are realistic, others flatten or abstract the image into a paradisal blaze of vibrant colour. There are some unsung talents: some, like Ariel Luke herself, are barely known in galleries because they work to private commission. Others, like Adrian Berg, David Inshaw or Ivor Abrahams are deservedly celebrated, but the work of the American painter Jennifer Bartlett was new to me, and she is clearly a major artist. Others still, like John Pearce or John Shelley, have emerged from comparative obscurity in recent years partly through Tate Britain's 2004 exhibition `Art of the Garden'. `Garden painting' can be seen as a sub division of `landscape painting', reflecting the changing sense of the environment in the interplay of nature and artifice. This is not a scholarly, annotated study, despite its telling foreword by Sir Roy Strong, but it offers refreshing, down to earth glimpses into a particular preoccupation in the contemporary art scene. The book is well produced and visually appealing , inviting perusal. E.E.H.
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This review is from: Garden Painters: 21 Contemporary Artists (Hardcover)
Ariel Luke, a painter who has specialised in gardens, has assembled a collection of twenty one contemporary artists, including herself, who have an interest in painting gardens, having as part of her research visited the artists' studios. Not surprisingly the range of work is wide, from the stylised precision of Graham Bannister and atmospheric realism of John Pearce, to the unconventional aerial views of Adrian Berg or more traditional ones Dick Smyly, the exotic splashes of colour of Jeffrey Hessing to the probably familiar austere canvases of David Inshaw. Other artists included are Ivor Abrahams, Jennifer Bartlett, Robert Bates, Adrian Berg, June Berry, Michael Dillon, John Doyle, Annabel Gault,, Angela Gladwell, François Houtin, Natasha Morland, Johnathan Myles-Lea, Ramiro Fernandez Saus, John Shelly and Johnathan Warrender.
Each artist is allocated four or five pages and is represented by several examples of his or her work. The range of media includes oils, watercolour, silkscreen printing, etching as well as mixed-media pieces. The text entry for each artist provides brief biographical notes in addition to a few comments on the artists' approach and technique, and what has influenced them. There are around 130 illustration of which about 120 are in colour, the monochromes begin either etchings or some of the photographs of the artists. Many of the illustrations are full page in size. It is a fascinating survey, not only for the wide variety of work included, but that it draws attention to the fact that there are significant artists specialising in this field. If there are any criticisms to be made of the publication, firstly the date or birth of the artists is not provided, one can only guess at their relative ages from what dates in their careers are given. While there is sometimes a brief mention of the techniques the artist employs, it is just enough to be tantalising, not enough to be satisfying. The book does not include an index or any other references. However it is a well produced book which provides a most interesting survey. |
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