Sculpture | Norwich 2015
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Ana Maria Pacheco: Sculpture | Norwich 2015 presents a stunning visual record of one of the most thought-provoking sculptural exhibitions staged in the UK by the acclaimed Brazilian-born artist. Known for her hauntingly expressive figures and rich narrative tableaux, Pacheco brings to Norwich a body of three-dimensional work that confronts the viewer with unsettling explorations of power, vulnerability, and the human condition — rendered in her signature style of darkly poetic realism. The mythological imagery on the cover, a mermaid clutching a flame against a turbulent sea and sky, perfectly encapsulates the artist's ability to fuse folklore, symbolism, and raw emotion into monumental form. Pacheco, who has long been celebrated as one of the foremost sculptors working in Britain, channels a deeply Latin American sensibility through a European artistic tradition, producing work that is simultaneously ancient and urgently contemporary. This catalogue documents not only the sculptures themselves but also the cultural dialogue they provoke — between the sacred and profane, the beautiful and the grotesque, the oppressor and the oppressed. For collectors, scholars, and admirers of contemporary sculpture alike, this volume stands as an essential record of an artist at the very height of her extraordinary powers.
Author: Ana Maria Pacheco
Format: Paperback
Published: 2015, pratt contemporary art
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Ana Maria Pacheco: Sculpture | Norwich 2015 presents a stunning visual record of one of the most thought-provoking sculptural exhibitions staged in the UK by the acclaimed Brazilian-born artist. Known for her hauntingly expressive figures and rich narrative tableaux, Pacheco brings to Norwich a body of three-dimensional work that confronts the viewer with unsettling explorations of power, vulnerability, and the human condition — rendered in her signature style of darkly poetic realism. The mythological imagery on the cover, a mermaid clutching a flame against a turbulent sea and sky, perfectly encapsulates the artist's ability to fuse folklore, symbolism, and raw emotion into monumental form. Pacheco, who has long been celebrated as one of the foremost sculptors working in Britain, channels a deeply Latin American sensibility through a European artistic tradition, producing work that is simultaneously ancient and urgently contemporary. This catalogue documents not only the sculptures themselves but also the cultural dialogue they provoke — between the sacred and profane, the beautiful and the grotesque, the oppressor and the oppressed. For collectors, scholars, and admirers of contemporary sculpture alike, this volume stands as an essential record of an artist at the very height of her extraordinary powers.