Christopher Ratte , Wendy Artin , Katherine A. Larson
Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin's Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures (Kelsey Museum Publications)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780990662327
- author:
- Christopher Ratte , Wendy Artin , Katherine A. Larson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.5 cm
- Genre:
- Art, Architecture & Photography, Painting & Drawing, Techniques & Tools
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Wendy Artin's Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures is a catalogue that brings together the artist's watercolor paintings and selected objects from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's permanent collections. Wendy Artin has been working on a series of watercolors of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures for over a decade, drawing inspiration from antiquity. This exhibition and catalogue place her paintings in dialogue with 14 objects from the Kelsey's collections, including works of Greek art and Roman imperial portraits. The catalogue features 47 of Artin's paintings, including landscapes, figure paintings, and images of ancient sculptures. The exhibition and catalogue offer new and arresting ways of looking at ancient sculptures and buildings, and of remembering the classical past. The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology's permanent collections provide a unique context for Artin's work, allowing readers to see the connections between her paintings and the objects that inspired them. By combining Artin's masterful watercolors with the Kelsey's collections, this catalogue provides a fascinating insight into the artist's process and the classical past that inspires her work.
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