Loading images...
Josh Smith: Abstraction. With interview by Sophie Aschauer.
€50.00
Quay Books
Josh Smith's work focuses on themes of authenticity and authorship. He first became known for paintings in which he used his name as a motif on the canvas, shattering the myth of the artist through an act of ironic self-marketing. Although he takes his stylistic cue from the Abstract Expressionist school, which bestowed mythical status upon the artist, Smith's unusual color combinations and cartoon-like forms retain little of this weighty background. His appropriations from abstract painting are quite direct, and endow this artistic tradition with a refreshing lack of pretension. The first volume set features Smith's abstract paintings; the second features his palette paintings--palettes on which the artist has squeezed out his brushes, pursuing a completely straightforward aesthetic of simple forms. A text booklet contains an interview with the artist.
More from Quay Books Browse Quay Books All
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium, by Mark Kurlansky
€10.00
€25.00
60% off
Miss Mole, by E.H. Young
€30.00
5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food, by Jamie Oliver
€10.00
€30.00
66% off
The Quiet American, by Graham Greene
€4.00
€10.00
60% off
Have a Little Faith: A True Story, by Mitch Albom
€5.00
€12.00
58% off
Who Shall Take Care Of Our Sick?, by Bernadette McCauley
€7.00
€30.00
76% off
The Twelve Days of Christmas, Illustrated by Emma Randall
€6.00
€16.00
62% off
Third Reich Victorious: Alternative Decisions of World War II, by Peter G. Tsouras
€7.00
€18.00
61% off