Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism
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Rating | : | 4.63 (508 Votes) |
Asin | : | 3897903946 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-07-07 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Creating furniture as sculpture, defined by abstract composition, designer-craftsman Paul Evans (1931-1987) consistently pushed boundaries with his innovative approaches to metal work and furniture-making, his designs revealing the fascinating juxtaposition of sculpture and design.Constantly experimenting with traditional and synthetic materials while also borrowing techniques from industrial manufacturing, Evans and his shop workers invested their furniture with an expressiveness that is quite distinctive in the realms of traditional craft and design.. Internationally recognized for his unique residential furniture, his enthusiastic and pioneering embrace of new technology and his challenging use of new materials, this i
Edward S. He holds an MA in art history from Wayne State University and a BS in architecture from the University of Michigan.. Robert Slifkin is Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Helen W. Gregory Wittkopp is the Director of Cranbrook Art Museum and the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research. Michener Art Museum since 2001, where she has curated exhibitions on the work of impressionist Edward W. He has been head of Research at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Glenn Adamson is Director of the Museum of Art and Design, New York. Cooke Jr, is the Charles F. About the AuthorConstance Kimmerle has been Curator of Collections at the James A. Montgomery Professor of American Decorative Arts in the Departm
Great book! Great book for Evans collectors.
He holds an MA in art history from Wayne State University and a BS in architecture from the University of Michigan.. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Getty Research Institute, the Stanford Humanities Center, and the Henry Moore Foundation. Redfield (2004) and modernist artist Elsie Driggs (2007). Constance Kimmerle has been Curator of Collections at the James A. Cooke Jr, is the Charles F. Drutt English was Executive Director and a founding member of the Philad