Art & Photography Books
Eyewear Publishing Whose Truth, Whose Creativity? A 21st Century Art
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£15.29
Filament Publishing Ltd The Scandal of Sexit
Book SynopsisThis very timely new book The Scandal of SEXIT is a unique How-to book, done with humour, honesty, and a lightness of touch, about how to recognise, survive, and ultimately thrive in the face of the cultural phenomenon called SEXIT, where women of a certain age are airbrushed from our airwaves, TV screens, movies and magazines, and the psychological impact it has on ALL women. The book also contains unique guided meditative exercises that can be listened to on audio for free by using a QR code at the end of each chapter. SEXIT is a howl of anguish, of loss, of rage, of defeat, disappointment, and rejection. A collective trauma that needs expression and healing. SEXIT is a scandal... but like all scandals when they are shown the light of day, change can happen. SEXIT is a feeling - a feelin
£14.39
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd Van Gogh. Self-Portraits
Book SynopsisThe myth of Van Gogh today is linked as much to his extraordinary life as it is to his stunning paintings. His biography has often shaped the way that his self-portraits have been (mis)understood. Van Gogh. Self-Portraits reconsiders this aspect of his production and places the artist’s self-representation in context to reveal the role it plays in his oeuvre. It also explores the power and profound emotion of these highly personal paintings.Van Gogh. Self-Portraits is the first time this theme has been exclusively addressed. Self-portraits painted during Van Gogh’s time in Paris (February 1886 – February 1888) have been the subject of two exhibitions (in 1960 at Marlborough Fine Arts in London and in 1995 at the Kunsthalle in Hamburg) but never has the full chronological range been explored. The exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, which this volume accompanies, features paintings from both the Parisian and Provençal periods. It brings together half of Van Gogh’s thirty-five known self-portraits to examine the ways the artist approached this particular subject-matter. On a practical level, painting himself provided Van Gogh with the cheapest and most patient of models and represented an important conduit for stylistic experimentation. He also used self-portraiture as an homage to his illustrious Dutch predecessor Rembrandt, as well as a way of fashioning his own identity and presenting himself to the outside world. Of particular interest is the striking way the evolution of Van Gogh's self-representation over the short years of his artistic activity can be seen as a microcosm of his development as a painter.In addition to the world-famous Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in The Courtauld’s collection, the exhibition showcases a group of major masterpieces brought together from international collections, including the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Muse d’Orsay in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others. This beautifully illustrated catalogue includes detailed entries on each work, an appendix illustrating all of Van Gogh’s self-portraits and three insightful essays on the theme.
£23.75
Key Publishing Ltd Class 47s: Inverness to Dover Western Docks,
Book SynopsisFollowing on from Class 47s: Inverness to Penzance: 1982-85, this volume picks up the story and runs to the end of the summer 1986 timetable. It was a period of change, as the first 47s to be withdrawn started to fall by the wayside in the spring of 1986, since seriously damaged crash victims were no longer likely to be rebuilt. The first non-crash-damaged locos were withdrawn - sacrificed to provide a spares pool for the others. It was also a time of change with regard to how trains were heated, as steam heat became rare south of Hadrian's Wall. Christmas 1985 was a watershed as the relief trains were now routinely electrically heated, with the latest ETH conversions emerging from Crewe Works from November 1985. In 1986, regular trips to Scotland were required to sample the delights of steam heat. Further changes came in summer 1986 as InterCity started to operate some routes in Kent, and Dover Western Docks was now on the map. With over 200 images, this volume provides a visual journey of the Class 47s in 1985-86.
£14.39
Laurence King Publishing Africa in Fashion: Luxury, Craft and Textile
Book SynopsisAfrica in Fashion explores the kaleidoscope of craft cultures that have shaped African fashion for centuries and captures the intriguing stories of contemporary and avant-garde African brands.Part One looks at Africa''s rich cultural heritage and place in the network of global fashion. The first chapter retells the history of African fashion, exploring Africa''s textile traditions, artisanship and role as a global resource. The second chapter presents a New Africa and examines the promise and potential of Africa''s markets, while challenging stereotypes and the concept of European hegemony particularly in the realm of luxury fashion. It also spotlights Africa''s unique position as the global industry shifts towards a more sustainable future.Part Two ushers the reader into the spectacular world of African fashion today. It showcases a carefully curated set of the continent''s most dynamic brands and, through interviews with prominent and inspiring designers, offers rare insight into their ethos and design practice. Covering unisex fashion, menswear, womenswear, accessories and jewelry the brands are each purposefully selected to contribute uniquely to the mosaic of Africa evolving creative landscape.
£28.00
Graffeg Limited Bachgen, Y Wahadden, Y Llwynog Ar Ceffyl, Y
Book SynopsisFull of beautiful text and illustrations, this lively story, originally created by Charlie Mackesy and now in a Welsh translation by Mererid Hopwood, will certainly strike a chord with readers. Its tender life lessons will remind us of friendship in the midst of a topsy-turvy world.
£16.14
Rough Trade Books Babak Ganjei - Art Is The Thing Nobody Asked You
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£999.99
Rough Trade Books On Language by John Grant (RT#51)
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£10.68
Rough Trade Books Open Mouths Sharan Hunjan
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£13.49
Octopus Publishing Group The Urban Potter: A modern guide to the ancient
Book SynopsisDiscover the slow, tactile art of hand-building ceramics and express yourself through the act of creating unique, timeless pieces for your home.The Urban Potter teaches you how to make beautiful, one-off handcrafted pieces with simple, natural shapes and neutral tones. Ceramicist Emily Proctor's unique, self-taught style embraces irregularity and asymmetry - here, there is no such thing as perfection, every piece is created through an authentic, intuitive process, with no wheel required.The 24 step-by-step projects include functional homeware such as bowls, plates and vases, as well as other decorative accessories, and are ordered by difficulty, making this book suitable for anyone who wants to play with clay, from beginners through to more seasoned ceramicists. For each project, Emily guides you through the whole process and explains all the techniques involved, from slabbing and pinching, to carving and glazing, while also fully leaning into the joys of slow ceramics and the mindful, patient nature of the art.
£18.70
Hoxton Mini Press An Opinionated Guide to Photography
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£13.50
Hoxton Mini Press An Opinionated Guide to Erotic Art
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£13.50
Hoxton Mini Press Everyday Wonder
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£13.50
Headline Publishing Group Terence Donovan: One Hundred Faces
Book SynopsisFollowing on from Terence Donovan: 100 Fashion Photos, this new compact edition of collected photographs features over 100 of Terence Donovan's best portraits.Terence Donovan (1936–1996) was one of the foremost photographers of his generation, with a career spanning four decades. He came to prominence as part of a post-war cultural renaissance in Britain, representing a new force in photography. Donovan had an eye for taking captivating portraits, and this book is a collection of one hundred of his best, from royalty to musicians, politicians, actors and more.Gifted with an unerring eye for the iconic as well as the transformative, Donovan was a master of his craft and was an acclaimed portrait photographer. Featuring some of his most striking and memorable portraits from a vast array of people, including iconic images of Sophia Loren, Jimi Hendrix, Jazzy B, Bryan Ferry and Mary Quant, this small edition is an affordable yet luxurious introduction to Donovan's work, perfect for lovers of photography.
£13.49
Tangent Books Bath Arts Workshop: Counterculture In The 1970s
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£21.25
Unicorn Publishing Group This is Architecture: Writing on Buildings
Book SynopsisWe all consume architecture – it’s the one artform we can’t avoid. So it’s hardly surprising that the finest writers have applied their minds to it. Most of them aren’t architects, but their powers of perception are such that what they say gets under the skin of a building – and gives us a lesson in how to look at architecture. You’ll be entertained and enlightened as you find out why Goethe went from being dismissive of Strasbourg Cathedral to being an awed admirer; why Ruskin was offended by decorated shopfronts; why D.H. Lawrence loved Etruscan temples; why Tom Wolfe ridiculed the Seagram Building; why Vita Sackville-West saw Chatsworth as an alien interloper; why Rose Macaulay was passionate about ruins; And what Evelyn Waugh thought of Gaudí. The answers, and plenty more, are all here. Knowing them will transform the way you see buildings and deepen your understanding of architecture.
£21.25
Fisher King Publishing Art Class
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£16.19
Danann Media Publishing Limited Dior: The Fashion Icons
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£18.69
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd The Wider Goldsmiths Trade in Elizabethan London
Book SynopsisThe Wider Goldsmiths' Trade in Elizabethan and Stuart London is the first book to study all aspects of the Goldsmiths' trade. It challenges the assumption that the manufacture of silver plate and gold jewellery was the trade''s only activity during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It considers associated activities such as refining, wiredrawing, and the making of small-swords and watches, as well as the development of the modern banking system.On Elizabeth I's accession, England was essentially a third world economy', with exports mainly of wool, unfinished woolen cloth and some minerals, whilst imports consisted of a great range of goods including luxuries such as silks, fine linens, and even scissors. By the end of the seventeenth century, the situation was transformed: a burgeoning maritime trade with many parts of the world enabled the import of raw materials as well as some luxury goods and a wide range of exports which included certain goods produced in London with an int
£76.00
GOST Books Silent Witness
Book SynopsisIn Silent Witness photographs of private houses and public buildings in which war crimesspecifically rapes of women of all ethnic groups living in Bosnia and Herzegovinawere committed during the Bosnian War (1992-1995) are combined with testimonies from the women who survived.
£38.00
GOST Books Chernobyl
Book SynopsisChernobyl by photographer Pierpaolo Mittica is a document of the communities who inhabit andpass through the exclusion zonean area covering approximately 2600 km2 around the site of theChernobyl nuclear reactor disaster of 1986.
£47.50
Valley Press Feldman in Love
£12.60
Sansom & Co Egon Altdorf Poems + Images: Poems + Images
Book SynopsisAltdorf’s earliest poems, written during military service and as a prisoner of war, reflected on nature, poetry and art. Beginning a new life, post-war, as an artist, Altdorf explored how the human figure might be depicted through increasingly abstract representations. Similarly, he refined his poetry to create ‘a new, free, melodic’ language’ with ‘a simple, song-like beauty’. Presenting Altdorf’s poetry alongside his art reveals a powerfully interconnected vision shaped but not defined by war: a humanitarian outlook informed by a profound spiritual belief.
£17.00
Sansom & Co Herry Perry
Book SynopsisHerry Perry (1897-1962) is an important, but neglected, artist of the 1920s-50s. The book brings together all aspects of her art for the first time. She studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (now Central Saint Martins) from 1924-7 and was taught wood engraving there by Noel Rooke. Her first love was wood engraving but she quickly moved on to use the wide range of other skills she acquired at the Central. Her best known work is the posters she designed for Frank Pick at London Transport from 1927-38. She produced some sixty witty and inventive posters during this time. Some of these included birds-eye view maps of areas of London. She was also commissioned to paint murals, most famously two on R.M.S. Queen Mary in 1936, and also a map mural for Rothamsted Research Station in 1932 (which can still be seen there). She also illustrated various books, some of which were written by her. The text and illustrations often show her sense of humour. The Second World War and the d
£17.00
Sansom & Co John Bellany
Book SynopsisJohn Bellany was one of the most significant Northern European Expressionists of the modern era. As with all expressionists his art is highly subjective and autobiographical and his self-portraits range from carefully observed student studies to disguising himself in different roles within his epic pictorial narratives. This book concentrates on the role of self-portraiture in Bellany's art to trace and present the complex development of his artistic and personal obsessions and shows how he portrayed himself through a variety of mediums, including his private sketch books and a wide range of printing techniques as well as drawings and paintings. It includes a foreword by Helen Bellany, the artist's wife, plus an essay and interview from exhibition curators' Bill Hare and Sandy Moffat. Moffat's account charts his long-term friendship and collaboration with Bellany, from their time at art school up until the latter's death.
£17.00
Sansom & Co Ten Sculptures by Tim Scott
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£13.50
RIBA Publishing RIBA Principal Designers Guide
Book SynopsisThe RIBA Principal Designer Guide, a companion guide to the RIBA Health and Safety Guide, provides architects with an essential understanding of the Principal Designer duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and Building Safety Act Dutyholder Regulations. To ensure chartered architects are reaching a high standard of knowledge, the RIBA has introduced an online test based on a comprehensive curriculum to test for competency. The must-have content considers details of the relevant statutory duties, guidance regarding the implications of those duties for project delivery and examples of documents, templates and schedules that Principal Designers could use to manage, track and demonstrate compliance with the duties. This guide also includes guidance on the competence requirements for Principal Designers with content mapped against BSI Flex 8670 and PAS 8671 that enables readers to demonstrate their competence.
£27.55
RIBA Publishing Asking Looking Playing Making
Book SynopsisThis book acts as a storytelling toolkit, taking designers through a tried-and-tested process for taking a project from thought to built project.
£26.60
UEA Publishing Project Translating John Crome
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£23.39
3D Total Pub Starburst The Art of Audra Auclair
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£39.00
FotoVue Limited Photographing Northumberland: The Most Beautiful
Book SynopsisExplore and discover the most beautiful places in Northumberland with this definitive visitor and photo-location guidebook. From coast to castles, endless beaches and windswept hills, you'll experience solitude and a hearty welcome in the kingdom of Northumbria. Northumberland is a magical place to visit and Anita Nicholson leads you to ancient castles; hidden gardens; unspoilt beaches; rolling hills; rugged moorland; sweeping views, villages and friendly little market towns. COVERING: * Berwick-Upon-Tweed * Lindisfarne * Bamburgh Castle To Howick * Alnwick & Coast * Druridge Bay To Collywell Bay * Cheviot: Moors & Valleys * Northumberland National Park * Simonside & Rothbury * Kielder & Otterburn * Hadrian's Wall & The West With 62 locations described and illustrated by over 500 colour photographs, Photographing Northumberland is the definitive visitor and photo-location guidebook to photographing this beautiful county. It includes the best places to stay, eat and drink. FEATURING: * 62 locations and over 500 beautiful photographs * Detailed maps, directions and co-ordinates for each location * Best seasons and time of day to visit * Sun compass * Accommodation and best pubs * Accessibility information
£24.26
FotoVue Limited Photographing Iceland Volume 1: A travel and
Book SynopsisExplore and discover the beautiful places of Iceland with the most comprehensive and detailed guidebook to Iceland ever published. Featuring over 600 stunning images, and over 120 locations with detailed maps, sat-nav co-ordinates including what3words and smart phone scannable lat-long QR-codes. This beautiful travel and photo-location guidebook provides both inspiration and information to make your trip a reality. Including information on car rental, vehicle insurance and driving advice, suggested itineraries from a long weekend to several weeks, with essays on Iceland's cultural history, cuisine, flora & fauna and advice on how to photograph the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights. All the classic locations around Reykjavik and along the ring road are covered from roadside attractions, to multi-day overnight hikes; covering glaciers, waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, lava fields, craters, volcanoes, mountains, coast, beaches and cliffs, towns, churches, cultural sites, harbours and wildlife from Arctic fox to orcas, puffins, seals, reindeer and the famed Icelandic horse. FEATURING THE SOUTH WEST including Reykjavik, The Golden Circle, the Blue Lagoon, THingvellir National Park and the Reykanes peninsula. THE SOUTH COAST featuring the Westman Islands, Seljalandsfoss & Gljufrabui waterfalls, Skogafoss waterfall, Reynisfjara Beach, Reynisdrangar sea stack, Vik i Myrdal village and Fjadrargljufur canyon. THE SOUTH EAST explore the Vatnajoekull ice cap and national park, Skaftafell Park & Svartifoss waterfall, Fjallsarlon & Joekulsarlon glacial lakes, Breidamerkursandur / Diamond Ice Beach, Stokksnes beach & Mount Vestrahorn THE EAST visit Seydisfjoerdur village, Egilsstadir town, the fjords, canyons, craggy mountains, remote villages and a beautiful coastline. THE NORTH including the Langanes Peninsula, Heimskautsgerdid / The Arctic Henge, Joekulsargljufur, Viti crater, Hverir / Hveraroend hot springs & Mount Namafjal, Myvatn, Grimsey Island, Godafoss waterfall, Akureyri and the Troellaskagi Peninsula WESTFJORDS Isafjoerdur and the remote fjords and coastline, including the Hornstrandir nature reserve home to arctic foxes. THE WEST & SNAEFELLSNES home to Orca & whale watching, Snaefellsjoekull volcano towers, Kirkjufell mountain, the Londrangar sea stack & Beserkjahraun lava field THE RING ROAD All you need to embark and enjoy this 1693km/1051mile circular route around Iceland.
£42.46
Open City Public House
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£18.04
Eiderdown Books Sylvia Pankhurst
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£10.44
FUEL Publishing LONDON
Book SynopsisLondon is Patrick Keiller’s highly imaginative psychogeographic journey through (and history of) London, as undertaken by an unnamed narrator and his companion, Robinson. The unseen pair complete a series of excursions around the city, in an attempt to investigate what Robinson calls ‘the problem of London’, in so doing the palimpsest of the city is revealed. London is a unique take on the essay-film format, with scathing reflections on the recent past, enlivened by offbeat humour and wide-ranging literary anecdotes. The amazing locations reveal the familiar London of the near past: Concorde almost touches suburban houses as it takes off; Union Jacks fly from Wembley Stadium’s Twin Towers and pigeons flock around tourists in Trafalgar Square. These images, in combination with the script, allow us to see beyond the London presented on the page. It is both a fascinating reflection on the diverse histories of Britain’s capital and an illuminating record of 1992, the year of John Major's re-election, IRA bombs and the first crack in the House of Windsor. The book is the first time the film has been fully reproduced in print and contains an introduction from the director.
£21.21
Yale University Press Aldred Stevens Master of Design 18171875
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£66.50
Themerson Estate Stefan Themerson
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£39.90
Modern Art Press Lucian Freud: Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints
Book SynopsisA record of every print Freud made, from early linocuts of the 1930s to his last etching published in 2007 This first volume of the Lucian Freud catalogue raisonné focuses on the artist’s prints. The only complete volume of Freud’s prints, the book builds upon the work of earlier cataloguers and adds much new material which has come to light since the artist’s death. The volume records every print Freud made, from the early linocuts of the 1930s to his last etching published in 2007. Each work—including uneditioned etchings and unique proofs—is reproduced and fully catalogued by Toby Treves. Treves’s remarks include clear, precise technical detail for specialists and are informed by his knowledge of the wider oeuvre. An essay by the critic and Freud specialist Sebastian Smee, and an account of working with Freud by his main printmaker, Marc Balakjian, provide further insights into this part of the artist’s oeuvre.Distributed for Modern Art PressTrade Review"It is a handsome production, impeccably designed and produced...A pleasure to read...Publisher and authors have done admirably by one of Britain's most distinguished artists with this impeccable, rigorous and beautiful book."—Alexander Adams, British Art Journal
£118.75
Modern Art Press Bridget Riley Drawings: From the Artist’s Studio
Book SynopsisA fascinating view of the career of Bridget Riley, one of the most significant living artists, through her personal archive of her own works on paper Devoted exclusively to the artist’s works on paper, Bridget Riley Drawings: From the Artist’s Studio explores the importance of these works not only as a means of visual experimentation but as works of art in their own right. Throughout her working life, Riley has preserved works of particular significance, creating an archive that records her constant artistic inquiry and development. The studies presented in the book are drawn entirely from this personal collection, with Riley’s own input. They demonstrate the artist’s progression from early figurative works, through the monochrome geometry of the 1960s, to the examination of color that has characterized the second half of her long career. The choice of work explores the themes that have absorbed Riley in different periods and highlights key influences: the importance of life drawing to her and the significance of artists such as Seurat and Mondrian. The book illustrates—literally and figuratively—the story of a productive and constantly experimental career, underpinned by drawing. Distributed for Modern Art PressExhibition Schedule:The Art Institute of Chicago (September 17, 2022–January 16, 2023)Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (January 29–May 7, 2023)The Morgan Library & Museum, New York (June 16–October 22, 2023)
£23.75
Triglyph Books As I See It: A Life in Detours
Book SynopsisThis book is a celebration of the power of the smartphone camera combined with Thomas A. Kligerman's unique eye. Tom is a New York architect who adores travel and the different cultures of the world, recording vibrant details and evocative scenes on his device as he journeys from India to New Mexico, from Beaux-Arts monuments to rustic barns, from ocean to mountaintop. The images have been curated into dynamic pairs that spark a conversation about the world and the different ways of seeing it. They are accompanied by Tom's reflections, and those of his Instagram followers, in a series of captions, comments and mini essays. More inspiration from the digital world come in the form of QR codes, used throughout the book to transport readers from the printed page to sites in the online universe, in a magical mystery tour of stimulating experience. Readers will never know what to expect or what they will find. This book is a child of the pandemic, a time when people could only dream of traveling or relive past experiences, as Tom has done, from his camera roll. It rejoices in both the potential of new media and the physical pleasure given by a beautifully made and structured book, a new take on the notion of armchair travel - exuberant, witty and expert.Table of ContentsA Life in Detours; The Good Old Humber; Two Queens and a Camera; Beetle Cats I Have Known; She's Peppy; The Whisky Watercolor Club; The Oyster is my World; Sculpted by Time; An American Eye; Acknowledgments; Biography
£14.20
Split White Man TM Identity Standards Manual
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£10.69
Unit Editions Lance Wyman: Process: A proposal for the 1976 USA
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£28.00
Unit Editions Ed Fella: A Life in Images
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£45.00
Unicorn Publishing Group Production Line
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£999.99
Unicorn Publishing Group Monemvasia
Book SynopsisMonemvasia is a unique Byzantine city located on a rock in the southern Peloponnese; the central fortified area is known as the Castro. Poul Rasmussen, a Danish photographer, captured a period of physical and social change between 1968-1992. The local families were deserting the old buildings of the Castro, and moving to the mainland for work and for a more modern way of life. Throughout this period, the Castro maintained the role as the heart of the community.Poul Rasmussen (1929 1993) was a world famous Danish photographer. He became a permanent resident in the area in 1966. As a renowned international photographer, he photographed Monemvasia's community life during a period of significant change. His portraits are a remarkable record.He captured the changing face of the mainland village as the Castro was increasingly abandoned. Importantly, he shows the institutions of community life, the church and national and local festivals, were still taking place on the Rock,
£21.25
Unicorn Publishing Group Appearances
Book SynopsisThe author weaves together history and memory in a wide-ranging exploration of women's attitudes to personal appearance in modern Britain.
£21.25
Dewi Lewis Publishing Kyugoro
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£31.50
Hurtwood Press Jinya Zhao Holding Air Holding Light
Book SynopsisJinya Zhao is a London- and China-based artist and researcher whose practice explores the fluid thresholds of perception, memory and material presence. Working with blown glass, layered transparencies and site-responsive installation, she investigates how vision, sensation and time overlap. Zhao is currently completing a PhD at the Royal College of Art, and her research centers on synesthetic touch the convergence of visual, tactile and emotional experience. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Prague Gallery of Czech Glass, Qingdao Art Museum and Ulster Museum. Zhao's practice reframes material not as medium but as a condition for perceptual and emotional resonance.
£20.40
