Paddy Hartley : of faces and facades /
"This book presents the work of the artist Paddy Hartley, in particular as it is reflected in Project Facade, 1941Faces2014 and Hartley's Surgical Sculptures and Face Corsets. These projects are all concerned with the face, and with the ways in which it can be repaired, manipulated and rec...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Black Dog Publishing Ltd,
2015.
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| Summary: | "This book presents the work of the artist Paddy Hartley, in particular as it is reflected in Project Facade, 1941Faces2014 and Hartley's Surgical Sculptures and Face Corsets. These projects are all concerned with the face, and with the ways in which it can be repaired, manipulated and recontextualised. Hartley's striking work incorporates surgical and pharmaceutical equipment as well as steel, scrap metal, digital embroidery and textiles in order to set out a critique of how we think about the face today. That critique is rooted in history, particularly the history of the facially injured servicemen of the First World War and the pioneering treatment they underwent. Paddy Hartley: of Faces and Facades brings together this work in book form for the first time, presenting previously unpublished texts, drawings and photographs which document a remarkable creative process and a history that is still insufficiently explored."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 46 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 1910433314 9781910433317 |