This text details the life of John Bellany, an influential Scottish artist who paints in a native, figurative art style. steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality and recognition of evil; facts reinforced in 1967 by a visit to the remains of the Buchenwald concentration camp. complexities of the human condition anchored in the rich poetry of the sea, but after moving to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the ...
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This text details the life of John Bellany, an influential Scottish artist who paints in a native, figurative art style. steeped in Calvinism as a child, his art is profoundly religious in its intimation of mortality and recognition of evil; facts reinforced in 1967 by a visit to the remains of the Buchenwald concentration camp. complexities of the human condition anchored in the rich poetry of the sea, but after moving to London in 1965 to study at the Royal College of Art, his vision and iconography became broader. In the 1970s, when his personal life was in turmoil, his art reflects this in the angst-ridden images. In the 1980s, he painted a series of pictures inspired by his successful liver transplant. major museums and art galleries around the world. This has been published to coincide with a travelling exhibition initiated by the Flowers East Gallery in London which culminates at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival.
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Add this copy of John Bellany to cart. $45.98, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Mainstream Pub Co Ltd.
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Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-GOODsome creases/wear/small tears/marks to cover, light foxing to fore edges/margins, pages in good condition, shipped from the UK. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 232 p.
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Used-Good. Good paperback. Corner of back cover creased, with slight creasing on a few pages below; bookplate on front cover verso; a bright copy in tight binding.
