Carnival in Suburbia: The Art of Howard Arkley - Hardcover

Gregory, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521868955 ISBN 13: 9780521868952

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

When he died suddenly in Melbourne in July 1999, at the age of 48, Australian painter Howard Arkley had just achieved his greatest successes, receiving international critical acclaim for his work at the Venice Biennale and in Los Angeles. Arkley enjoyed pop themes and imagery, like many of his 'postmodern' generation, but he also developed an idiosyncratic individual style, using heavy, air-brushed lines and vivid colour to produce stylised representations of everyday subjects. Carnival in Suburbia covers Arkley's work thematically, beginning with his best-known works of suburban imagery. Subsequent chapters examine his fascination with pattern, colour and line; a full account for the first time of his creative use of source material; and his collaborations with Juan Davila and other contemporaries. Finally, Arkley is identified as a 'carnivalesque' painter, intrigued by death, grotesque body imagery and masks. John Gregory, an art-historian by profession, was Arkley's brother-in-law.

About this title

Book Description:

Carnival in Suburbia aims to provide a sound critical basis for understanding the work of one of Australia's best-known modern artists, Howard Arkley. Extensive reference is made to the artist's largely unknown studio collections of working drawings, 'visual diaries', and miscellaneous source material.

About the Author:

John Gregory is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Art and Design at Monash University. He has published on various topics in European art history and contemporary Australian art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521868955
• ISBN 13: 9780521868952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 226