Bill Hare

Scottish Art and Artists in Historical and Contemporary Context (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In comparison with many who write about contemporary art, Hare is never self indulgent or wilfully obscure - there is no bogus theorising to be found here. From the Foreword by ALEXANDER MOFFAT Alan Davie . Eduardo Paolozzi . William Turnbull . Janet Boulton . Ian Hamilton Finlay . Joan Eardley . Anthony Hatwell . Colquhoun and MacBryde . Boyle Family . Jack Knox . Barbara Rae . Lys Hansen . Joyce Cairns . Doug Cocker . John Kirkwood . Steven Campbell . Ken Currie . Peter Howson . Henry Kondracki . Paul Reid . Iain Robertson . Douglas Gordon This book is a wide-ranging exploration of Scottish art and artists by one of Scotland's leading art historians. Navigating the intricacies of aesthetic debate with attitude and aplomb, Bill Hare examines the historical forces that have shaped Scottish art. His elegant, approachable writings are a treasure-house of informed discourse. Illuminating and perennially relevant, these essays offer stimulating perspectives and nuanced insights into the confluence of passion, mystery and myth that lies at the heart of the best of Scottish art.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Luath Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781804251522
• Artikelnr.: 70300490

Autorenporträt

BILL HARE has taught art history at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art and the Open University. In 1985 he was appointed Exhibition Organiser at the Talbot Rice Gallery, working with many Scottish artists. Since 1995 he has concentrated on teaching and freelance curating, with his main focus on Scottish art since 1945. He has curated a number of important exhibitions both in Scotland and abroad, and has published books and catalogues on a range of different aspects of historical and modern Scottish art. He is currently an Honorary Fellow in Scottish art history at the University of Edinburgh.