Published by Thames and Hudson, UK, 2019
ISBN 10: 0500021376 ISBN 13: 9780500021378
Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: USED_FINE. 1st Edition. A Fine UK first edition & first printing slipcased hardback - no dustjacket (as issued) - Paula Rego is an artist of astonishing power with a unique and unforgettable aesthetic. Taking its cues from the artist, this fascinating study invites us to reflect on the complexities of storytelling on which Rego s work draws, emphasizing both the stories the pictures tell, and how it is that they are told. Deryn Rees-Jones sets interpretations of the pictures in the context of Rego s personal and artistic development across sixty years. We see how Rego s art intersects with the work of both the literary and the visual, and come to understand her rich and textured layering of reference: her use of the Old Masters; fiction, fairy tales and poems; the folk traditions of Rego s native Portugal; and her wider engagement with politics, feminism and more. The result is a highly original work that addresses urgent and topical questions of gender, subject and object, self and other. - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY PAULA REGO - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).