The artists Cy Twombly and Sally Mann may at first seem an unlikely pairing. He was a leading contemporary artist who defied easy categorisation, a painter and sculptor whose enigmatic work often referenced mythology and epic poetry. She is a photographer with an uncanny ability to tap raw human emotion, whether depicting members of her family or the landscape of the American South. What they had in common was place––neighbouring properties in rural Lexington, Virginia, where Twombly kept a studio and produced some of his most important work up until his death in 2011 and where Mann has lived and worked all her life. Over the course of several years, Mann photographed inside Twombly’s studio, the paint splatters on the floors and wall, the works in progress, the sculptures as they caught raking rays of light passing through Venetian blinds, the progression from order to chaos that so often characterises an artist’s working place. The result is a rare insider’s view of Towmbly’s process––we sense him in the room at every turn, although he is always just beyond the frame––and a poetic dialogue between two artistic visions.
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A look inside the studio of leading contemporary artist Cy Twombly, as documented by renowned photographer Sally Mann

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781419722721
Publisert
2016-10-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Abrams
Vekt
910 gr
Høyde
286 mm
Bredde
238 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
112

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Biographical note

Sally Mann is one of America’s most renowned photographers. Her most recent book, Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, was a finalist for a National Book Award.