For Joan Brown, art was a means of self-revelation and self-investigation, a fact made clear by the autobiographical nature of her work. This book aims to fully explore her career and provide an overview of her life, from her childhood to her years as a mature artist and teacher. The authors focus on Brown's use of universal and personal symbolism ...
Widely recognized as one of the West Coast's most important and critically acclaimed practitioners of conceptual and installation art, David Ireland (born 1930) has taken the concept of art itself as one of his subjects. A self-described 'post-discipline' artist, guided by Zen thought and postmodern aesthetics, Ireland moves fluidly from making ...
The paintings of Squeak Carnwath (American, b. 1947), often subtly illuminated by meticulously applied layers of glaze, embody complex layers of meaning. Carnwath received her MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1977 and has taught at the University of California since 1982. Carnwath maintains a studio in Oakland, California, ...
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