Play and the Artist’s Creative Process: The Work of Philip Guston and Eduardo Paolozzi (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies) - Softcover

Thomas, Elly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 103217837X ISBN 13: 9781032178370

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Play and the Artist’s Creative Process explores a continuity between childhood play and adult creativity. The volume examines how an understanding of play can shed new light on processes that recur in the work of Philip Guston and Eduardo Paolozzi. Both artists’ distinctive engagement with popular culture is seen as connected to the play materials available in the landscapes of their individual childhoods. Animating or toying with material to produce the unforeseen outcome is explored as the central force at work in the artists’ processes. By engaging with a range of play theories, the book shows how the artists’ studio methods can be understood in terms of game strategies.

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About the Author

Elly Thomas is an artist and independent scholar. She received her PhD from the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL. She has taught at UCL and the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103217837X
• ISBN 13: 9781032178370
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232