Knowing and Seeing
«An acutely gifted draftsman, Doug Cooper employs his panoptical vision not only to record and rearrange the lay of the land, but also to infuse it with a distinct psychological flavor. His many representations of Pittsburgh mirror the city's intensely built, verdantly wrinkled face, memorializing it with affection." - Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation»
In Knowing and Seeing, muralist Douglas Cooper reflects on his long career as a muralist in various cities around the world. Part memoir and part an examination of his art, Cooper looks back on his half-century career from two points of view. Les mer
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Memory has been a recurring theme in his art. All of Cooper’s works are driven by a desire to combine his conception of place with his perception of it—knowing and seeing. Knowing and Seeing features personal essays and more than 240 color images, including early Christian and Renaissance paintings as well as contemporary murals and other illustrations of Cooper’s unique work.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780822945703
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
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«An acutely gifted draftsman, Doug Cooper employs his panoptical vision not only to record and rearrange the lay of the land, but also to infuse it with a distinct psychological flavor. His many representations of Pittsburgh mirror the city's intensely built, verdantly wrinkled face, memorializing it with affection." - Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation»