Brice Marden: Ru Ware, Marbles, Polke |
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| Artist:
| Marden, Brice |
| Text by:
| Anfam, David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-880146-67-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | Matthew Marks Gallery
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Brice Marden: Ru Ware, Marbles, Polkefeatures the most recent paintings from this towering figure in contemporary abstraction. The book's title alludes to the breadth of Marden's inspirations: rare Chinese pottery, coarse Greek marble and the late German artist Sigmar Polke. Each of the works or series in this volume stems from these sources: the
Ru Ware Project(2007-2012), composed of nine small panels painted in pale blues and greens; 15 new paintings in oil on marble,...
More Description Brice Marden: Ru Ware, Marbles, Polkefeatures the most recent paintings from this towering figure in contemporary abstraction. The book's title alludes to the breadth of Marden's inspirations: rare Chinese pottery, coarse Greek marble and the late German artist Sigmar Polke. Each of the works or series in this volume stems from these sources: the Ru Ware Project(2007-2012), composed of nine small panels painted in pale blues and greens; 15 new paintings in oil on marble, which Marden completed on the Greek island of Hydra in 2012; and a large oil-on-linen painting, "Polke Letter" (2010-2011), a painterly homage to Marden's contemporary. Helping to pinpoint Marden's place in the flow of time is an essay by David Anfam, along with a statement written by the artist, an extended meditation on geometry, proportion and color.