John Wolseley: Land Marks
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: tidy ex-lib copy
In the vast, ancient landscape of Australia, few artists have listened as attentively to the land as John Wolseley — and John Wolseley: Land Marks is the definitive critical study of an extraordinary artistic vision. Written by eminent Australian art historian Sasha Grishin, this richly illustrated monograph chronicles Wolseley's decades-long practice of immersing himself in the Australian wilderness, producing works that map the continent's ecology, geology, and deep time through an astonishing fusion of drawing, printmaking, and painting. Grishin argues with scholarly authority that Wolseley occupies a singular position in the history of Australian art — not merely as a landscape painter, but as a scientific observer and environmental advocate whose canvases function as living documents of a fragile world. The book presents a detailed analysis of the artist's methodology, illuminating how Wolseley collaborates with the land itself, incorporating the traces of insects, floods, and fire into his monumental works. For anyone captivated by the intersection of art, science, and ecology, this volume raises a quietly urgent question: what does it mean to truly see the land beneath your feet?
Author: Sasha Grishin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1998, Craftsman House / G+B Arts International
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: tidy ex-lib copy
In the vast, ancient landscape of Australia, few artists have listened as attentively to the land as John Wolseley — and John Wolseley: Land Marks is the definitive critical study of an extraordinary artistic vision. Written by eminent Australian art historian Sasha Grishin, this richly illustrated monograph chronicles Wolseley's decades-long practice of immersing himself in the Australian wilderness, producing works that map the continent's ecology, geology, and deep time through an astonishing fusion of drawing, printmaking, and painting. Grishin argues with scholarly authority that Wolseley occupies a singular position in the history of Australian art — not merely as a landscape painter, but as a scientific observer and environmental advocate whose canvases function as living documents of a fragile world. The book presents a detailed analysis of the artist's methodology, illuminating how Wolseley collaborates with the land itself, incorporating the traces of insects, floods, and fire into his monumental works. For anyone captivated by the intersection of art, science, and ecology, this volume raises a quietly urgent question: what does it mean to truly see the land beneath your feet?