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Painting Today

Painting Todayis a comprehensive overview of the last 30 years of painting, presenting work by celebrated figures like Gerhard Richter and Neo Rauch alongside emerging artists like Jumaldi Alfi and Ingrid Calame. Photo-realism, landscape, still-life, portraiture, neo-expressionism, installation painting and the Leipzig school are just some of the areas of this thriving art medium explored by Tony Godfrey. Organized by themes, Painting Todayshowcases the broad range of styles, materials and methods that comprise contemporary painting. Insightful and accessible, Painting Today's approach will appeal to scholars and newcomers to the subject alike.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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