9781909932500 - Bridget Riley: a Very, Very Person the Early Years by Moorhouse, Paul (16 results)

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Condition: Bueno. : Este libro explora la obra temprana de Bridget Riley, centrándose en sus pinturas y dibujos. Analiza su evolución artística y las influencias que marcaron su estilo único. A través de 272 páginas, el lector podrá sumergirse en el mundo de esta influyente artista y comprender la importancia de sus primeras creaciones. EAN: 9781909932500 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Arte y Cultura Título: Very, Very Person Autor: Paul Moorhouse Idioma: en Páginas: 272 Formato: tapa dura.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "The first biography of Bridget Riley. addresses the tantalising question: How did success arrive so suddenly for the young artist?" Artspace In January 1965 the international art world converged on New York to pay homage to a brilliant new star. The glittering opening of The Responsive Eye, a major exhibition of abstract painting at the Museum of Modern Art, signalled the latest phenomenon, op art - and its centre of attention was a young painter named Bridget Riley, whose dazzling painting Current appeared on the cover of the catalogue. Riley's first solo show in New York sold out, and, following a feature in Vogue magazine, the Riley "look" became a fashion craze. Overnight, she had become a sensation, yet only three years earlier, she was a virtual unknown. How did success arrive so suddenly? Authored by the acclaimed curator and writer Paul Moorhouse, A Very Very Person is the first biography of Bridget Riley and addresses that tantalising question. Focusing on her early years, it tells the story of a remarkable woman whose art and life were entwined in surprising ways. This intimate narrative explores Riley's wartime childhood spent in the idyllic Cornish countryside, her subsequent struggles to find her way as an artist, and the personal challenges she faced before finally arriving as one of the world's most celebrated artists in Swinging 1960s London. AUTHOR: Paul Moorhouse is is an art historian and curator. He was Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London (200517) and Senior Curator at Tate, London (19852005), where he curated a major Bridget Riley retrospective exhibition in 2003. Recent books include Cindy Sherman (2014), Bridget Riley: From Life (2010), the award-winning Gerhard Richter: Painting Appearances (2009), Pop Art Portraits (2007) and Richard Long: Walking the Line (2003). SELLING POINTS: . First biography of Bridget Riley, one of the most recognised artists of the 20th century . Explores the false starts and obstacles Riley encountered before her sudden huge success in the 1960s . New contributions to the scholarship on Riley and Op art, such as the influence of landscape on Riley's work 11 colour, 19 b/w illustrations The first biography of artist Bridget Riley, focusing on her early years and the development of her art, up to her breakthrough success in the mid-1960s. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: New. '"As Paul Moorhouse shows in this thorough and sensitive first biography, which concentrates on [Riley's] early years up to the age of thirty-four, it was only after many false starts, bracing shocks and firm decisions that Riley found her way as an abstract painter in the early 1960s with her eye-dazzling lines, squares, curves . in ultra-hard-edged black-and-white". -Times Literary Supplement"In "Bridget Riley: A Very Very Person - The Early Years," Paul Moorhouse . homes in on the period between the artist's childhood and her earliest success, and makes a surprising but compelling case for the influence of landscape on Ms Riley's distinctive style." -Wall Street Journal"An entertaining and informative text that adds greatly to our understanding of a very prominent and still highly intriguing British artist." -HyperallergicIn January 1965 the international art world converged on New York to pay homage to a brilliant new star. The glittering opening of The Responsive Eye, a major exhibition of abstract painting at the Museum of Modern Art, signalled the latest phenomenon, op art - and its centre of attention was a young painter named Bridget Riley, whose dazzling painting Current appeared on the cover of the catalogue. Riley's first solo show in New York sold out, and, following a feature in Vogue magazine, the Riley 'look' became a fashion craze. Overnight, she had become a sensation, yet only three years earlier, she was a virtual unknown. How did success arrive so suddenly?Authored by the acclaimed curator and writer Paul Moorhouse, A Very Very Person is the first biography of Bridget Riley and addresses that tantalising question. Focusing on her early years, it tells the story of a remarkable woman whose art and life were entwined in surprising ways. This intimate narrative explores Riley's wartime childhood spent in the idyllic Cornish countryside, her subsequent struggles to find her way as an artist, and the personal challenges she faced before finally arriving as one of the world's most celebrated artists in Swinging Sixties London.

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Erste Auflage. 22,4 x 15,2 cm. 269 S. OKarton mit illustriertem OKlappenumschlag. Sehr gutes Exemplar. Durchgehend mit schwarz-weißen und farbigen Abbildungen versehen. Erste Biographie der englischen Op-Art Künstlerin. Schwerpunkt bildet das frühe künstlerische Schaffen Rileys.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "The first biography of Bridget Riley. addresses the tantalising question: How did success arrive so suddenly for the young artist?" Artspace In January 1965 the international art world converged on New York to pay homage to a brilliant new star. The glittering opening of The Responsive Eye, a major exhibition of abstract painting at the Museum of Modern Art, signalled the latest phenomenon, op art - and its centre of attention was a young painter named Bridget Riley, whose dazzling painting Current appeared on the cover of the catalogue. Riley's first solo show in New York sold out, and, following a feature in Vogue magazine, the Riley "look" became a fashion craze. Overnight, she had become a sensation, yet only three years earlier, she was a virtual unknown. How did success arrive so suddenly? Authored by the acclaimed curator and writer Paul Moorhouse, A Very Very Person is the first biography of Bridget Riley and addresses that tantalising question. Focusing on her early years, it tells the story of a remarkable woman whose art and life were entwined in surprising ways. This intimate narrative explores Riley's wartime childhood spent in the idyllic Cornish countryside, her subsequent struggles to find her way as an artist, and the personal challenges she faced before finally arriving as one of the world's most celebrated artists in Swinging 1960s London. AUTHOR: Paul Moorhouse is is an art historian and curator. He was Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London (200517) and Senior Curator at Tate, London (19852005), where he curated a major Bridget Riley retrospective exhibition in 2003. Recent books include Cindy Sherman (2014), Bridget Riley: From Life (2010), the award-winning Gerhard Richter: Painting Appearances (2009), Pop Art Portraits (2007) and Richard Long: Walking the Line (2003). SELLING POINTS: . First biography of Bridget Riley, one of the most recognised artists of the 20th century . Explores the false starts and obstacles Riley encountered before her sudden huge success in the 1960s . New contributions to the scholarship on Riley and Op art, such as the influence of landscape on Riley's work 11 colour, 19 b/w illustrations The first biography of artist Bridget Riley, focusing on her early years and the development of her art, up to her breakthrough success in the mid-1960s. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: New. '"As Paul Moorhouse shows in this thorough and sensitive first biography, which concentrates on [Riley's] early years up to the age of thirty-four, it was only after many false starts, bracing shocks and firm decisions that Riley found her way as an abstract painter in the early 1960s with her eye-dazzling lines, squares, curves . in ultra-hard-edged black-and-white". -Times Literary Supplement"In "Bridget Riley: A Very Very Person - The Early Years," Paul Moorhouse . homes in on the period between the artist's childhood and her earliest success, and makes a surprising but compelling case for the influence of landscape on Ms Riley's distinctive style." -Wall Street Journal"An entertaining and informative text that adds greatly to our understanding of a very prominent and still highly intriguing British artist." -HyperallergicIn January 1965 the international art world converged on New York to pay homage to a brilliant new star. The glittering opening of The Responsive Eye, a major exhibition of abstract painting at the Museum of Modern Art, signalled the latest phenomenon, op art - and its centre of attention was a young painter named Bridget Riley, whose dazzling painting Current appeared on the cover of the catalogue. Riley's first solo show in New York sold out, and, following a feature in Vogue magazine, the Riley 'look' became a fashion craze. Overnight, she had become a sensation, yet only three years earlier, she was a virtual unknown. How did success arrive so suddenly?Authored by the acclaimed curator and writer Paul Moorhouse, A Very Very Person is the first biography of Bridget Riley and addresses that tantalising question. Focusing on her early years, it tells the story of a remarkable woman whose art and life were entwined in surprising ways. This intimate narrative explores Riley's wartime childhood spent in the idyllic Cornish countryside, her subsequent struggles to find her way as an artist, and the personal challenges she faced before finally arriving as one of the world's most celebrated artists in Swinging Sixties London.

Condition: New. The first biography of artist Bridget Riley, focusing on her early years and the development of her art, up to her breakthrough success in the mid-1960s.KlappentextAmong the many pictorial devices Bridget Riley has deployed over.

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