Art of the State (eBook)

Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina

Liza Roberts (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
272 Seiten
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-7176-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This beautiful and informative volume illustrates the vitality and importance of North Carolina’s contemporary art scene, showcasing the creation, collection, and celebration of art in all its richness and diversity. Featuring profiles of individual artists, compelling interviews, and beautiful full-color photography, this book tells the story of the state’s evolution through the lens of its art world and some of its most compelling figures. Liza Roberts introduces readers to painters, photographers, sculptors, and other artists who live and work in North Carolina and who contribute to its growing reputation in the visual arts. Roberts also provides fascinating historical context, such as the influence of Black Mountain College, the birth and growth of Penland School of Crafts, and short histories of North Carolina’s art museums, including Charlotte’s Mint Museum, Raleigh’s North Carolina Museum of Art, Winston-Salem’s Reynolda House, and those flourishing at universities. Artists featured include Stephen Hayes, Mel Chin, Cristina Cordova, Beverly McIver, and Scott Avett. The result is the most comprehensive, informative, and visually rich story of contemporary art in North Carolina.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.9.2022
• Illustrationen: Lissa Gotwals
• Vorwort: Lawrence J. Wheeler
• Zusatzinfo: 132 color plates, index
• Verlagsort: Chapel Hill
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Abstract painting • Ackland Art Museum • artist portraits • artist profiles • Art of the State • Cameron Art Museum • contemporary Art • contemporary painting • fiber art • Green Hill NC • Gregg Museum • landscape painting • modern art • Nasher • NC • NC art • NC artists • NCMA • North Carolina Art • North Carolina Artists • North Carolina Museum of Art • Penland • portrait painting • Public Art • Reynolda House • sculpture • textile art • The Mint Museum • UNC • Weatherspoon
• ISBN-10: 1-4696-7176-X / 146967176X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-7176-5 / 9781469671765