{"product_id":"mary-heilmann-looking-at-pictures-hardcover","title":"Mary Heilmann: Looking at Pictures - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Heilmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eLydia Yee\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBriony Fer\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Heilmann pioneered the infusion of abstract painting with craft tradition and pop culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Heilmann studied ceramics and poetry before moving to New York in 1968 and taking up painting. A pioneer of infusing abstract painting with influences from craft traditions and popular culture--especially rock music and California beach culture--Heilmann is one of the most important yet under-recognized artists working today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Heilmann: Looking at Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e explores the artist's approach to abstraction from two distinct but interrelated perspectives: the formal and the personal. The autobiographical dimension of the artist's work is clear in her pieces related to friendships, memories and places; while the formal aspect of her oeuvre is evident in her paintings of grids and squares rendered in primary colors and in works based on architectural planes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs well as a new essay by Briony Fer and writings on key works by the artist, the volume features over 100 beautiful full-color illustrations of paintings, works on paper, furniture and ceramics from Heilmann's five-decade career.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Heilmann\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in San Francisco in 1940. She studied at the University of California at Santa Barbara, San Francisco State University and the University of California at Berkeley before moving to New York in 1968. Heilmann began her career creating furniture and sculpture and moved into abstract painting once on the East Coast, experimenting with bright colors and unusual geometries that bridge two-dimensional and three-dimensional elements. She has been the recipient of the Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation Award as well as a Guggenheim Foundation award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBriony Fer\u003c\/strong\u003e is an art historian who has written extensively on modern and contemporary art. Her research interests have consistently moved between the history of the avant-gardes and the work of contemporary artists, including Gabriel Orozco, Roni Horn, David Batchelor and Tacita Dean. Her books include \u003cem\u003eOn Abstract Art\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), \u003cem\u003eThe Infinite Line\u003c\/em\u003e (2004), and \u003cem\u003eEva Hesse: Studiowork\u003c\/em\u003e (2009). She has also organized exhibitions of Eva Hesse's studiowork as well as, most recently, an exhibition of the work of Gabriel Orozco, accompanied by the monograph \u003cem\u003eGabriel Orozco: thinking in circles\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). In spring 2014, she was Kirk Varnedoe Professor at the Institute of Fine Arts in New York. She is Professor of History of Art at University College London and a Fellow of the British Academy.​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.6 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758010958112,"sku":"9780854882472","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/27a1855112baeeec77058c1832823fe4.webp?v=1780116539","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mary-heilmann-looking-at-pictures-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}