Will Barnet - Painting Without Illusion. The Genesis of Four Works from the 1960s

Will Barnet (1911-), much like Chuck Close and Alex Katz, has approached painting through sustained exploration of the relationship between abstract, geometric forms and the processes of perception. In this book, which accompanied an exhibition of the same name at the Palmer Museum of Art and the Alexandre Gallery, Patrick J. McGrady examines the paintings, drawings, and prints Barnet made in the 1960s, the decade when Barnet portrayed his family and renegotiated his commitment to pure abstraction. As McGrady traces work during this decisive period in Barnet's career, he shows how drawing became increasingly important in the evolution of such major paintings as Mother and Child, The Blue Robe, and Eden. In addition, McGrady provides a richly documented discussion of critics' responses to the profound changes in Barnet's art and Barnet's own commentary on his goals as an abstract artist.

About the author

Patrick J. McGrady is Charles V. Hallman Curator at the Palmer Museum of Art and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Art History at Penn State University.

Summary

Will Barnet has approached painting through sustained exploration of the relationship between abstract, geometric forms and the processes of perception. This book examines the paintings, drawings, and prints Barnet made in the 1960s, the decade when Barnet portrayed his family and renegotiated his commitment to pure abstraction.

Product details

• Authors: Will Barnet, Patrick J. McGrady, Patrick J. (Palmer Museum of Art) McGrady, McGrady Patrick J.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2004
• EAN: 9780911209594
• ISBN: 978-0-911209-59-4
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Raster, farbig
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Painting & paintings, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Individual artists, art monographs, Paintings and painting