Making Contemporary Sculpture - Hardcover

Dawson, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847974309 ISBN 13: 9781847974303

Publisher: The Crowood Press, 2013

Synopsis

Aimed at students, sculptors, gallery owners, and artists, a collection of informative interviews with lead sculpture artists

Sculpture has never been more exciting; gallery goers flock to see artworks that demand attention and dominate space. But how is this work made? This book gives a rare insight into the contemporary artist. Through interviews with leading artists, Ian Dawson describes what it is like to make some of the most exciting contemporary art of today. He considers the work through its approach and looks at how sculptors have explored, celebrated, and critiqued the world through materials, process, narrative, performance, collaboration, and space. This compelling book reveals the skill, inspiration, and intuition behind today's sculpture.

About this title

About the Author:

Ian Dawson is a sculptor who first came to prominence in the 1990s with a series of large-scale melted plastic sculptures that celebrated creativity through the destructive act. His practice remains intensely experimental, involving different processes and diverse materials. He has exhibited internationally and his work is held in both public and private collections worldwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Crowood Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1847974309
• ISBN 13: 9781847974303
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208