Robert Macpherson: The Painter's Reach
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A towering figure in Australian contemporary art, Robert Macpherson has spent decades crafting a body of work that is as philosophically rich as it is visually arresting. Robert Macpherson: The Painter's Reach is a substantial monograph that chronicles the full breadth of this Queensland-born artist's career, presenting his celebrated text-based paintings, word works, and conceptual installations within the cultural landscape that shaped them. Rooted in the vernacular of rural Australia — from fencing wire to cattle station signage — Macpherson's art occupies a unique position at the crossroads of language, place, and abstract painting, and this volume presents that vision in authoritative, comprehensive detail. The monograph argues for Macpherson's central importance to the international conversation around conceptual and abstract art, illustrating how his deceptively spare works carry immense psychological and cultural weight. Essays from leading curators and critics situate his practice within both Australian and global art histories, while lavish reproductions allow the work to speak on its own commanding terms. For collectors, scholars, and devoted admirers of serious contemporary painting, this volume raises a single, irresistible question: how far can a painter's reach truly extend?
Author: Robert Macpherson
Format: Hardback
Published: 2015, Gallery of Modern Art
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A towering figure in Australian contemporary art, Robert Macpherson has spent decades crafting a body of work that is as philosophically rich as it is visually arresting. Robert Macpherson: The Painter's Reach is a substantial monograph that chronicles the full breadth of this Queensland-born artist's career, presenting his celebrated text-based paintings, word works, and conceptual installations within the cultural landscape that shaped them. Rooted in the vernacular of rural Australia — from fencing wire to cattle station signage — Macpherson's art occupies a unique position at the crossroads of language, place, and abstract painting, and this volume presents that vision in authoritative, comprehensive detail. The monograph argues for Macpherson's central importance to the international conversation around conceptual and abstract art, illustrating how his deceptively spare works carry immense psychological and cultural weight. Essays from leading curators and critics situate his practice within both Australian and global art histories, while lavish reproductions allow the work to speak on its own commanding terms. For collectors, scholars, and devoted admirers of serious contemporary painting, this volume raises a single, irresistible question: how far can a painter's reach truly extend?