Play and the Artists Creative Process - The Work of Philip Guston and Eduardo Paolozzi

This book sheds new light on the creative processes behind the work of Eduardo Paolozzi and Philip Guston. In examining the artists' processes as play, the volume demonstrates how an artist's work lies beyond defined art movements.

List of contents

Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: Ageing Play; Chapter 2: Kits and Building Blocks; Chapter 3: Creative Battles; Chapter 4: Eduardo Paolozzi's Playgrounds: Contradictions in Art and Play; Chapter 5: Shuffle/Spin/Stack: Emergent Narrative; Chapter 6: Absurd Processes; Concluding Remarks

About the author

Elly Thomas is an artist and independent scholar. She received her PhD from the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL. She has taught at UCL and the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK.

Summary

This book sheds new light on the creative processes behind the work of Eduardo Paolozzi and Philip Guston. In examining the artists’ processes as play, the volume demonstrates how an artist’s work lies beyond defined art movements.

Product details

• Authors: Elly Thomas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781032178370
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3217837-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / History / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten