Self-taught African American artist Thornton Dial (born 1928) is an acclaimed, original artist. This tribute to his work includes nearly 150 images and focuses on his post-9/11 output, including a haunting suite inspired by that event, homages to his famous friends the Gee’s Bend quiltmakers, and pieces drawing on his memories of an impoverished Southern childhood. The book also has a rich overview of Dial's pre-9/11 work. An in-depth biography and contextualizing essays by leading art historians shed new light on Dial's life and work.
Highly recommended for both public and private library shelves devoted to modern art Thornton Dial in the 21st Century is a full-color, coffee-table artbook of the fantastic works of Thornton Dial, whose often abstract works redefine the concept of "multimedia" - instead of just traditional oil paints on canvas or the like, he was known to use oil with cloth, tin, clothing, enamel, string, rope, spray paint, and any number of other unusual articles to create truly distinctive and three-dimensional canvas creations, not to mention sculptures. Although Thornton Dial in the 21st Century offers a handful of essays about Dial's artistic stages, his vision, and his creative process, most of Thornton Dial in the 21st Century is devoted solely to showcasing the art itself. Highly recommended for both public and private library shelves devoted to modern art.
Highly recommended for both public and private library shelves devoted to modern art Thornton Dial in the 21st Century is a full-color, coffee-table artbook of the fantastic works of Thornton Dial, whose often abstract works redefine the concept of "multimedia" - instead of just traditional oil paints on canvas or the like, he was known to use oil with cloth, tin, clothing, enamel, string, rope, spray paint, and any number of other unusual articles to create truly distinctive and three-dimensional canvas creations, not to mention sculptures. Although Thornton Dial in the 21st Century offers a handful of essays about Dial's artistic stages, his vision, and his creative process, most of Thornton Dial in the 21st Century is devoted solely to showcasing the art itself. Highly recommended for both public and private library shelves devoted to modern art.
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