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Discover the mesmerizing art of Shane Cotton with 'The Hanging Sky', a stunning hardback book that explores the artist's transformative journey into the realms of sky and identity. As an acclaimed New Zealand painter, Cotton's works have deeply influenced the dialogue surrounding place, belonging, and bicultural identity. Measuring 300 x 395 mm with 192 pages, this beautifully crafted volume showcases Cotton's unique skyscapes painted in a haunting palette of blue and black. With contributions from notable figures like Eliot Weinberger and Justin Paton, each page invites you into a world where birds soar through nocturnal skies and ghostly images echo history. Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow's reflections on Maori heritage and Robert Leonard's insights into cultural surrealism further enrich this compelling narrative. Ideal for art lovers and collectors alike, 'The Hanging Sky' not only captivates visually but also offers profound commentary on cultural and personal identity. Elevate your art collection with this significant work, perfect for anyone interested in contemporary New Zealand art. Enjoy seamless delivery from our NZ-based store, ensuring no hidden import charges, custom duties, or taxes. Benefit from our combined shipping options, making it easier to acquire this indispensable piece of art literature today.
CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 300 x 395 mm
Pages: 192
Bind: hardback
Author: Justin Paton Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
For twenty years, Shane Cotton has been one of New Zealand's most acclaimed painters. His works of the 1990s played a pivotal part in that decade's debates about place, belonging, and bicultural identity. In the 2000s, however, Cotton headed in a spectacular and unexpected new direction: skywards. Employing a sombre new palette of blue and black, he painted the first in what would become a major series of skyscapes vast, nocturnal spaces where birds speed and plummet. New York poet Eliot Weinberger meditates on Cotton's 'ghosts of birds'. Justin Paton plots his own encounters with Cotton's work, across six years in which the artist was 'finding space'. Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow confronts the haunting role of toi moko tattooed Maori heads in the paintings and in her own past. Meanwhile, IMA Director Robert Leonard argues that Cotton is a cultural surrealist exploring 'the treachery of images'.
We are happy to combine shipping. Smartfox is a NZ owned business located in Auckland. This product is in stock in NZ which means no unexpected import charges, custom duty or tax.
CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 300 x 395 mm
Pages: 192
Bind: hardback
Author: Justin Paton Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
For twenty years, Shane Cotton has been one of New Zealand's most acclaimed painters. His works of the 1990s played a pivotal part in that decade's debates about place, belonging, and bicultural identity. In the 2000s, however, Cotton headed in a spectacular and unexpected new direction: skywards. Employing a sombre new palette of blue and black, he painted the first in what would become a major series of skyscapes vast, nocturnal spaces where birds speed and plummet. New York poet Eliot Weinberger meditates on Cotton's 'ghosts of birds'. Justin Paton plots his own encounters with Cotton's work, across six years in which the artist was 'finding space'. Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow confronts the haunting role of toi moko tattooed Maori heads in the paintings and in her own past. Meanwhile, IMA Director Robert Leonard argues that Cotton is a cultural surrealist exploring 'the treachery of images'.
We are happy to combine shipping. Smartfox is a NZ owned business located in Auckland. This product is in stock in NZ which means no unexpected import charges, custom duty or tax.