Nigel Cooke /
An in-depth look at the work and career of this fascinating artist, who is having a profound impact on contemporary painting. Nigel Cooke is known for his complex paintings, which thematically explore the meeting point between creative labor, consciousness, art history, consumer culture and nature....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Phaidon Press Ltd,
[2016]
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| Series: | Contemporary artists series.
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| Summary: | An in-depth look at the work and career of this fascinating artist, who is having a profound impact on contemporary painting. Nigel Cooke is known for his complex paintings, which thematically explore the meeting point between creative labor, consciousness, art history, consumer culture and nature. Primarily centred on meticulously painted, large-scale urban landscapes, which he calls 'hybrid theatrical spaces,' Cooke's work employs disparate styles, often integrating trompe l'oeil miniature rocks and trees with backdrops of graffiti-marked buildings, to create scenes conveying obscure and macabre narratives. This survey of Cooke's career to date explores the artist's style, approach and impact on contemporary art and includes his very latest works, completed shortly before publication. |
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| Physical Description: | 160 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780714870915 0714870919 |