Wayne Thiebaud / edited by Ulf Küster.
"Wayne Thiebaud's famous, literally candy-colored still lifes of pies, cakes, gumball machines, and lipsticks reflect the promise and abundance of the American way of life--a society of plenty, where supply exceeds demand. The tactile impression created by his pasty layers of paint brings...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basel : Berlin :
Fondation Beyeler ; Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH,
[2023]
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| Summary: | "Wayne Thiebaud's famous, literally candy-colored still lifes of pies, cakes, gumball machines, and lipsticks reflect the promise and abundance of the American way of life--a society of plenty, where supply exceeds demand. The tactile impression created by his pasty layers of paint brings the objects to life and creates an atmosphere in which irony and melancholy are carefully balanced. Testing the possibilities of painterly expression, Thiebaud's brilliant painting technique explores the boundaries of the real and imagined world. This catalogue presents all aspects of the legendary American artist's oeuvre, including still lifes and portraits, as well as his deserted, multi-perspective cityscapes and river landscapes, in luminous pastels that exude a peculiar summertime sadness."-- |
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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition held at Fondation Beyeler, Riehan/Basel, from January 29-May 21, 2023 |
| Physical Description: | 155 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography: | Contains bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 9783906053714 3906053717 9783775754026 3775754024 |