9783791357249-3791357247-James Rosenquist: Painting as Immersion

James Rosenquist: Painting as Immersion

ISBN-13: 9783791357249
ISBN-10: 3791357247
Author: Yilmaz Dziewior, Stephan Diederich
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Prestel
Format: Hardcover 336 pages
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ISBN-13: 9783791357249
ISBN-10: 3791357247
Author: Yilmaz Dziewior, Stephan Diederich
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Prestel
Format: Hardcover 336 pages

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James Rosenquist: Painting as Immersion (ISBN-13: 9783791357249 and ISBN-10: 3791357247), written by authors Yilmaz Dziewior, Stephan Diederich, was published by Prestel in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Individual Artists books. You can easily purchase or rent James Rosenquist: Painting as Immersion (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Individual Artists books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.51.

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A monograph on the great Pop Art master, James Rosenquist, this book shows how the artist's large-scale works and their source materials remain powerful and relevant as cultural and political commentary.

With a background in advertising and painting billboards, James Rosenquist had a unique perspective on the dual effects of imagery and scale on the viewing experience. His colossal pieces are immersive--they surround the viewer and dominate most gallery spaces. In this volume readers can examine his process of creating image-laden abstractions through his source materials. Rosenquist often started with images he'd literally ripped from the pages of print media and which he then transformed into collages. From there he would scale up the collage, recreating it as a large-scale canvas or installation. This book presents both well-known and rarely exhibited pieces, including F-111 and The Swimmer in the Economist, to show how juxtaposing seemingly incongruent images creates a powerful mirror of commercialist culture. Essays about Rosenquist's life, oeuvre, technique, and impact on the art world create a multi-faceted portrait of an artist who believed that the sum of the parts was essential to understanding the whole.
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