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John Bellany, Alan Davie : cradle of magic

Title: John Bellany, Alan Davie : cradle of magic / edited by Jason Beard, Amie Corry.
Author: Bellany, John
Publication: London : Other Criteria Books, [2019]

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Description

124 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 32 cm

Summary

Cradle of Magic' brings together the work of two giants of twentieth-century British painting: Alan Davie and John Bellany. Davie was one of the first British artists to explore Abstract Expressionist forms and techniques, and his gestural paintings, rich with symbolism, demonstrate an interest in tribal art, as well as Zen Buddhism. Meanwhile Bellany, over a long and prolific career, came to be considered one of Britain's foremost figurative painters. His intimate works, often filled with ghoulish, hybridised creatures, balance the uncanny, joyful and violent in powerful and original ways. The publication comes with two different covers--one for each artist--and includes an essay by art historian Mel Gooding on the themes and influences underpinning the artists' paintings. Also included are two previously unprinted extracts from interviews with the artists recorded as part of National Life Stories Artists' Lives oral history project at the British Library. Exhibition: Newport Street Gallery, London, UK (27.02.-02.06.2019).

Uniform Title

Paintings. Selections

Alternative Title

Paintings.
Cradle of magic

Subjects

Note

Published on the occasion of the exhibition "John Bellany, Alan Davie, Cradle of Magic," opening 27.2.2019, at Newport Street Gallery, London.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

JQG 20-408

ISBN

9781906967994
1906967997
9781906967987 (canceled/invalid)
1906967989 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

1098189189

Author

Bellany, John, artist.

Title

John Bellany, Alan Davie : cradle of magic / edited by Jason Beard, Amie Corry.

Publisher

London : Other Criteria Books, [2019]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological Term

1900-2099

Added Author

Davie, Alan, 1920-2014, artist.

Beard, Jason, editor.

Corry, Amie, editor.

Newport Street Gallery, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQG 20-408

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