Briefly traces Rosenquist's career, shows and describes his prints, and discusses his outlook and working methods
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In many of his prints, James Rosenquist aims to pack the same power found in his billboard-size Pop paintings. Dense with multiple associations, spiked with surreal humor, his graphics reveal a virtuoso colorist and witty social satirist. In works like A Pale Angel's Halo , Welcome to the Water Planet , Time Stream and Waterspout , we also see a relentlessly inquisitive investigator of space-time and of human cognitive processes. This snazzy album complements a traveling exhibit. In her thorough essay , Glenn, the director of the University Art Museum of California State University, follows Rosenquist's trajectory from Pop doodles of spaghetti to haunting images exploring the "state of our planet." A catalogue raisonne of Rosenquist's prints is included among the hundreds of color plates.
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Rosenquist has endured and flourished beyond his role as Pop visionary. Though best known for his paintings, his graphic work reveals a wealth of attention to technical detail; and the prints tell much about his approach to his subject matter. In its most important achievement, this exhibition catalog doubles as a catalog raisonne for these prints, bringing together 150 prints that span Rosenquist's career, including the culmination of his inspiration, "Time Dust," from 1992, believed to be the largest print ever executed. Glenn's essay provides an insightful narrative to the development of Rosenquist's artistic intentions, and the illustrations are crisply evocative. Rosenquist's leadership role in manipulating mass-media, pop imagery, and vivid color contrasts will interest art students and scholars. Highly recommended for academic, specialized, and research libraries.
- Paula A. Baxter, NYPL
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Hardcover. Black cloth. Color pictorial dj. xv, 180 pp. 25 bw, 150 color plates. Published in conjunction with an exhibition that began at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in March 1993 and went to nine other locations. Extensive bibliography. Terrific book on this artist. "James Rosenquist is an internationally renowned artist who first achieved wide recognition as a result of his pioneering contributions to Pop Art in the 1960s and 1970s. Like many artists of his circle, particularly Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Rosenquist has been fascinated with the visual language and ephemera of mass-reproduction. In Rosenquist's case, his interest was manifested in an art derived from popular imagery sources yet committed to the expression of his personal concerns as an artist and a printmaker. He has tested the limits of the medium in order to achieve, on the one hand, subtle nuances unique to particular techniques, and, on the other, the vast billboard scale that is his signature style." "This book traces Rosenquist's entire career, from his early work as a sign painter to the creation of what is thought to be the world's largest print, Time Dust, completed in 1992. An important historical text by Constance Glenn explores such contemporary issues as the role of the mass-media, the appropriation of its techniques and imagery, and the origin and demand for multiple images, as well as presenting in depth the artist's evolution as painter and printmaker. The 150 colorplates include - in addition to landmark paintings - numerous examples of previously unpublished sketches and prints, as well as many of Rosenquist's famous works, such as the great installation print F-111. The book includes a catalogue raisonne of the artist's 229 prints and an extensive bibliography."--BOOK JACKET. VG- (Majority of pages lightly creased at bottom right-hand corner.). Seller Inventory # 4507
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Glenn, Constance W. JAMES ROSENQUIST: Time Dust. The Complete Graphics, 1962-1992. 180 pp., 25 b&w and 150 color illustrations. 4to, cloth. New York, Rizzoli International, 1993. The long awaited catalogue raisonné, covering his career from a sign painter to the world's largest print, TIME DUST, in 1991. Documenting over 300 prints with an extensive bibliography. Seller Inventory # 35306
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by James Rosenquist on the half-title page. The book has sound hinges and does not lean. Pages are clean and bright. The book's exterior covers and spine are spotless but with a slight scuff mark on the front cover. The lower left corner of the back cover is lightly bumped. The dust jacket is completely clean and is not clipped. It shows light wear to top and bottom edges but no holes, chips or tears. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States will require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 121824-05