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A comprehensive survey of the work of Frank Bowling, considered one of the finest British painters of his generation.

Fractured Light explores a key body of work by British artist Johnnie Cooper that was instrumental in his journey from sculptor to painter.

Tantra Jain and Hindu Ritual art from India. Tantra, a term known in the West for its associations with sex, magic and esoteric mysticism, has had an impact on many religions and philosophies, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Jainism, Vajrayana, Bonpo, Ayurveda and Shamanism.Alongside related ideas of mantra knowledge through sound and yantra the means to leading a Tantric existence, the philosophy of Tantra claims that reality prakriti i...

A full-colour publication of the botanical illustrations commissioned by Joseph Banks, with expert commentaries. Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Java, bringing back over 1, 300 species that had never been seen or studied by Europe...

In this publication, Moon's first monograph, well-known British art historian Gooding provides an authoritative account of the artist's work and a definitive overview of his career to the present day, arguing that Moon is one of the most important artists of his generation.

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Botanical treasures from Cook's first voyage. With an afterword by Joseph Studholme, this is the first full-colour publication of the botanical illustrations commissioned by Joseph Banks, with commentaries.

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Abstract art in its many forms has been a dominant mode in the visual arts for the better part of a century. Popular histories usually trace "abstraction" as a succession of style or "isms, " each set within it particular art-historical context, assuming a general familiarity with this kind of critical narrative. The book addresses itself to the interested non-specialist who frequents galleries and reads art books, but who often feels mystifie...

Born in British Guiana in 1934, Bowling arrived in England in his late teens, going on to study at the Royal College of Art alongside David Hockney and Derek Boshier. By the early 1960s he was recognised as an original force in the London art scene, with a style that combined abstract elements. This title deals with the art of Frank Bowling.

John Hoyland emerged as Britains leading abstract painter in the 1960s, exhibiting with both the influential Situation group in 1960 and 61 and the brilliant young New Generation artists in 1965. Elected to the Royal Academy in 1991, he remains at the forefront of international abstraction. This book deals with his life and work.

This is the first full-scale monograph of the life and work of the remarkable British artist Merlyn Evans (1910-73). Deeply affected by the poverty and violence that he witnessed in Glasgow during the depressed years of the late 1920s and early 1930s, Evans developed a highly personal abstract style, combining plant, crustacean and mechanical forms. His work was fundamentally shaped by his conviction that art should be an engagement with life,...

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Published to coincide with a major exhibition of Ceri Richards's work at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, this well-illustrated book provides a detailed investigation of the work of a leading British artist of the 20th century, together with an intimate account of his life.

This volume showcases the work of six contemporary land artists who make use of the materials and processes of nature. They are Herman de Vries, Chris Drury, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Nikolaus Lang, Richard Long and Giuseppe Penone. Interviews with the artists reveal their approaches to their work.

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