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Zusatztext 'A work of art in itself' - St I ves Times & Echo Informationen zum Autor Professor Alan Livingston CBE, DL, FCSD was Rector and Chief Executive of University College Falmouth from 1987 to 2009. He was appointed Visiting Professor in Visual Communication at the University of Ulster in 2011. Kurt Jackson is one of Britain's leading painters. His work embraces an extensive range of materials and techniques including mixed media, large canvases, relief work, print making and sculpture. Klappentext The paintings executed by Kurt Jackson (b.1961) do not reveal his day-to-day working practice. Behind his finished canvases are hundreds of sketchbooks borne out of his continual routine of making drawings, marks, notes, poems and scribbles. This book, newly available in paperback, examines the importance of the sketchbook to Jackson. Zusammenfassung The paintings executed by Kurt Jackson (b.1961) do not reveal his day-to-day working practice. Behind his finished canvases are hundreds of sketchbooks borne out of his continual routine of making drawings, marks, notes, poems and scribbles. This book, newly available in paperback, examines the importance of the sketchbook to Jackson. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Foreword – Between artist and place, Alan Livingston ; Chapter 1: A journey by train, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 2: Cornish coast, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 3: Scilly, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 4: Glastonbury Festival, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 5: Up country, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 6: Trees, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 7: The River Dart, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 8: Europe, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 9: Grand Voyage, Kurt Jackson ; Chapter 10: Home, Kurt Jackson ; Biographical note; Exhibition and events; Public collections; Select bibliography; Acknowledgements and credits; Index.
