Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings - Hardcover

Robert Kudielka; Alexandra Tommasini; Natalia Naish

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500970890 ISBN 13: 9780500970898

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Bridget Riley is one of the most important British painters of our time. Since the early 1960s, when she first gained recognition with her powerful black and white paintings, the artist has continued to explore the principles of abstraction in startling and original ways. Through her systematic engagement with colour, tone, form and structure, Riley pushes the boundaries of perception, challenging us to look at the world anew.

This landmark publication brings together for the first time all of Bridget Riley’s known paintings, including well over 650 works ranging from the late 1940s to 2017. Each painting is illustrated with a full-page colour image, many of which have been sourced from the artist’s extensive archive and rarely published. Drawing on archival research and expert knowledge, the publication includes an introductory essay, explanation of materials and methods, extended exhibition history, biographical information and explanatory notes. The publication benefits from the remarkable input of Bridget Riley herself, who has been present at every stage of the project and has provided first-hand information about her work and exhibition and sales history.

Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings is a seminal visual resource and provides the most comprehensive overview of the artist’s paintings to date.

About this title

About the Authors

Robert Kudielka is Professor of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art at the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin. Among his many other publications is Bridget Riley: Dialogues on Art and (co-author) Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings

Alexandra Tommasini (PhD) has been working closely with the artist since 2012.

Natalia Naish (MA) has been working closely with the artist since 2012.

From the Back Cover

Bridget Riley is one of the most important British painters of our time. Since the early 1960s, when she first gained recognition with her powerful black and white paintings, the artist has continued to explore the principles of abstraction in startling and original ways. Through her systematic engagement with colour, tone, form and structure, Riley pushes the boundaries of perception, challenging us to look at the world anew.

This landmark publication brings together for the first time all of Bridget Riley’s known paintings, including well over 500 works ranging from the late 1940s to 2017. Each painting is illustrated with a full-page colour image, many of which have been sourced from the artist’s extensive archive and rarely published. Drawing on archival research and expert knowledge, the publication includes an introductory essay, explanation of materials and methods, extended exhibition history, biographical information and explanatory notes. The publication benefits from the remarkable input of Bridget Riley herself, who has been present at every stage of the project and has provided first-hand information about her work and exhibition and sales history.

Bridget Riley: The Complete Paintings is a seminal visual resource and provides the most comprehensive overview of the artist’s paintings to date.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500970890
• ISBN 13: 9780500970898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1848