Sophisticated Surfaces: Ideas and Inspirations from Eighteen Professional Surface Painters - Softcover

Aude, Karen

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9781564968739: Sophisticated Surfaces: Ideas and Inspirations from Eighteen Professional Surface Painters

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ISBN 10: 1564968731 ISBN 13: 9781564968739

Publisher: Rockport Publishers Inc., 2002

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Home is more than a simple shelter; home is a sanctuary. "Sophisticated Surfaces" illustrates how to enhance simple shelters by applying paint imaginatively to create aesthetically-pleasing home environments. Rooted in traditions that date back to the Italian Renaissance in 17th-century Europe, decorative artists use contemporary tools and materials to interpret age-old techniques - marbleizing, graining, and glazing furniture, walls, and ceilings. Inspired by early masters, these same artists go on to create new finishes - cracked linens and textured wall surfaces among them. This book is divided into three categories: Faux Finishes, Painted Furniture, and Murals. Each section focuses on works by decorative artists who excel in translating precisely-executed techniques into exquisitely painted surfaces. Beauty and harmony are vital to our psychological health and well-being. "Sophisticated Surfaces" is designed to inspire readers to view ordinary living space in new, innovative, and creative ways.

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About the Author:

Karen Aude is an arts writer and collage artist. Her articles have been published in several regional and national magazines and newspapers, and she is the author of Heather Braginton-Smith, a posthumous retrospective on the work of the trompe l'oeil artist.

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