Books
Art Books (2) - Charles Burchfield and Barnaby Furnas
- Item Number
- 416
- Estimated Value
- 100 USD
- Sold
- 105 USD to gshowell
- Number of Bids
- 9 - Bid History
Item Description
Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield (2009) curated by Robert Gober and published on the occasion of a touring exhibition organized by the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles in collaboration with the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, NY. This book presents a retrospective look at a major American artist whose work was the subject of the first monographic exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Burchfield worked almost exclusively in watercolor and made his primary subjects the landscape around his home outside of Buffalo, including views from his windows, snow turning to slush and the sounds of insects and bells and vibrating telephone lines. Includes archival materials such as letters, doodles, journal and scrapbooks.
Barnaby Furnas (2009) Known for his epic canvases, vibrant palette, and explosive brushwork, Barnaby Furnas is one of the most visually audacious painters working today. This first monograph, which spans the course of his skyrocketing career, traces the evolution of his oeuvre and reveals the intricacies of his complex compositions. Dramatic and provocative, the paintings in Barnaby Furnas radiate with frenetic energy and turbulence, while exploring archetypal themes of love, death, and war. These powerful images, which have been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, flirt with the boundaries of abstraction and figuration, while challenging the conventions and limits of expressionist painting. From the apocalyptic violence of epic battlefield scenes to the driving ecstasy of rock concerts, Furnas's paintings are dramatic spectacles of line, color, and movement.
Item Special Note
Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield is signed by Nancy Weekly, Head of Collections at Burchfield Penney Art Center and a contributor to the book.
Barnaby Furnas is signed by Barnaby Furnas.
Donated By:
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Nancy Weekly
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