Play and the artist's creative process : the work of Philip Guston and Eduardo Paolozzi / Elly Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Elly (Artist), author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Routledge advances in art and visual studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paolozzi, Eduardo, 1924-2005.

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980.

Criticism and interpretation.

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

Guston, Philip.

Paolozzi, Eduardo, 1924-2005--Criticism and interpretation.

Paolozzi, Eduardo.

Play.

Creative ability.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"Play and the Artist's Creative Process explores a continuity between childhood play and adult creativity. The volume examines how an understanding of play can shed new light on processes that recur in the work of Philip Guston and Eduardo Paolozzi. Both artists' distinctive engagement with popular culture is seen as connected to the play materials available in the landscapes of their individual childhoods. Animating or toying with material to produce the unforeseen outcome is explored as the central force at work in the artists' processes. By engaging with a range of play theories, the book shows how the artists' studio methods can be understood in terms of game strategies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: ageing play

Kits and building blocks

Creative battles

Eduardo Paolozzi's playgrounds: contradictions in art and play

Shuffle/spin/stack: emergent narrative

Absurd processes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781138054257

1138054259

1315114585

9781315114583

OCLC:

1080556145