Surrational Images: Photomontages by Scott Mutter

Mutter, Scott

ISBN 10: 0252019350 / ISBN 13: 9780252019357

Published by University of Illinois Press, 1992

About this Item

Minimal wear to jacket. No tears. A few small abrasions to edges of cloth. Internally very clean. Binding tight. 96pp Size: 235mm x 310mm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surrational Images: Photomontages by Scott Mutter
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252019350
• ISBN 13: 9780252019357
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

About this title

Synopsis

Photomontage, the combining of two or more negatives, can be traced back to the 1850s.  Scott Mutter is a modern master of the art.  His subtle images have enthralled viewers in exhibitions and galleries for more than a decade.

Although his work shares the recursive wit of Reneacute; Magritte an M. C. Escher, Mutter never relies simply upon ironic effects.  With precision and authority his art explores the ideals and mythologies of our culture, history, language, and art, both lamenting and celebrating contemporary civilization.
 

About the Author

Scott Mutter is a photomontage artist living in Chicago. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the International Airport in San Francisco and at the opening of the Beam Performing Arts Center in Tokyo. His photographs have appeared in Hollywood set designs, in psychology, English literature, and photography textbooks, and in magazines and newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, Print Magazine, Darkroom Photography, Harper's and Japan Avenue.Martin Krause is the curator of prints, photographs, and drawings at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.