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Wayne Thiebaud: A Radical Realism - Hardcover

Frank, Peter

 
9780847875740: Wayne Thiebaud: A Radical Realism
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0847875741 ISBN 13: 9780847875740
Verlag: Rizzoli Electa, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

The first critical look at the artist’s work since his death, focusing on his deep connections to California and his distinctive approach to realism, by those who knew him well.

This book examines the extraordinary career of Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021) and highlights his iconic representations of everyday scenes. Born in Mesa, Arizona, Thiebaud’s formative years in Southern California and his long-term residence in Northern California crucially influenced his work.  

Renowned for his vibrant portrayals of commonplace objects—dessert pastries, bow ties, paint cans, and hot dogs—as well as his figure studies and landscapes, Thiebaud is reexamined through the lens of his lifelong engagement with historical and contemporary art movements, as well as his California surroundings. The radical realism of Thiebaud treats its subjects—isolated still life objects, decontextualized people, and skewed landscapes—unnaturally, keeping them familiar but disturbingly distorted. Essays offer fresh perspectives on how Thiebaud’s work infuses familiar scenes with both humor and depth, while capturing the dramatic spirit of the region. Thiebaud’s teaching career and the influence of California’s unique light, culture, and landscape on his art are also explored, offering a comprehensive understanding of how place and profession shaped his creative vision.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Frank is an American art critic, historian, and curator based in Los Angeles. Derrick Cartwright is associate professor of art, architecture, and art history at the University of San Diego. Gene Cooper is a retired professor from California State University, Long Beach, and lifelong friend of Wayne Thiebaud. Julia Friedman is a Russian-born independent art historian and writer based in Los Angeles. Rachel Teagle is the founding director of the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis.

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Verlag
Rizzoli Electa
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0847875741
ISBN 13 
9780847875740
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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