Paul McCartney, paintings / with essays by Brian Clarke ... [and others] and an interview with Paul McCartney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCartney, Paul.

Contributor:

Clarke, Brian, 1953-2025.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McCartney, Paul--Catalogs.

McCartney, Paul.

Musicians as artists--England--Catalogs.

Musicians as artists.

McCartney, Paul--Interviews.

Musicians--England--Interviews.

Musicians.

England.

Genre:

Interviews.

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

146 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Paintings

Place of Publication:

Boston : Little, Brown, [2000]

Summary:

For more than seventeen years Paul McCartney has been a committed painter, finding in his work on canvas both a respite from the world and another outlet for his drive to create. His painting, like much of his life, has been a very private endeavor. In April 1999 he exhibited the work for the first time in Siegen, Germany, where it met with critical acclaim, which led to his decision to share the work through the publication of this volume.

Full of life and intense color, these paintings reveal McCartney's tremendous positive spirit as well as a visual sophistication and bold handling influenced by his friendship with Willem de Kooning. He carves, scratches, and sculpts the paint, creating complex and layered works. Faces abound in the paintings, from the many lovely abstract portraits of Linda McCartney to irreverent, affectionate portraits of the Queen of England. Humor plays against more somber imagery -- masks and Celtic motifs -- while his landscapes radiate a sense of place.

Beautifully designed and produced, the portfolio of paintings is accompanied by candid photographs by Linda McCartney of her husband in the studio. A collection of texts by contemporary critics and curators place the paintings within context, while a long and insightful interview allows McCartney's own voice to be heard. Frequent points of crossover between his music and visual explorations will intrigue those interested in the artistic process. Rarely is one able to find an artist working with such confidence and skill in such diverse media. All followers of McCartney's will be delighted to see these exuberant works unveiled and to experience this unexpected and accomplished expression of his creativity.

Contents:

Foreword: Paul McCartney and the Courage to Get Lost / Brian Clarke 9

Paul McCartney in Context / Julian Treuherz 11

Exposure and Influences in the Paintings of Paul McCartney / Barry Miles 15

From Line to Color - from Gesture to Picture / Wolfgang Suttner 19

Interview: "I Don't Know - It Looks Like a Couch" / Wolfgang Suttner 27

Paintings 61

Paul McCartney: Reverses and Other Advances / Christoph Tannert 131.

Notes:

"A Bulfinch Press book."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0821226738

OCLC:

43365853