This book offers the first complete monograph on the art of Miquel Barcelo, whose increasing international recognition places him alongside fellow Spaniards filmmaker Almodovar and novelist Javier Maria. Barcelo's rich artistic vision is drawn from his extensive travels in Africa and along the Mediterranean, and although his mystical, ritualistic use of symbol and figuration place him alongside the transavantgardia and neo-expressionism of the 1980s, his is an art that is truly iconoclastic. At the center of his work is ...
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This book offers the first complete monograph on the art of Miquel Barcelo, whose increasing international recognition places him alongside fellow Spaniards filmmaker Almodovar and novelist Javier Maria. Barcelo's rich artistic vision is drawn from his extensive travels in Africa and along the Mediterranean, and although his mystical, ritualistic use of symbol and figuration place him alongside the transavantgardia and neo-expressionism of the 1980s, his is an art that is truly iconoclastic. At the center of his work is elemental matter -- part desert, part sea -- and his thick use of paint, his natural effects (as in termite holes), and his sculptures, all seem created from the inside out.
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Add this copy of Miquel Barcelo to cart. $50.48, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Charta.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of Miquel Barcelo: Il Cristo Della Vucciria to cart. $75.00, like new condition, Sold by Eliabooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Charta.
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Fine. 8881581906. Miquel Barcelo: Il Cristo della Vucciria.; 156 illustrations including 71 in color. With essays by Luc Regis and Roberto Ando. Text in English and Italian. Published on the occasion of the exhibition during the Palermo Festival, October 17-December 13, 1998.; Tight, clean and crisp. A gently read book in excellent condition. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library.; 9.70 X 6.93 X 0.72 inches; 176 pages.
