Frank Bowling / edited by Elena Crippa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephens, Chris (Art museum curator), author.

Martin, Courtney J., author.

Shiff, Richard, author.

Collings, Matthew, author.

Boyce, Sonia, 1962- author.

Contributor:

Bowling, Frank, 1934- artist.

Crippa, Elena, editor, author.

Tate Britain (Gallery), issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bowling, Frank, 1934---Exhibitions.

Bowling, Frank.

Bowling, Frank, 1934---Criticism and interpretation.

Bowling, Frank, 1934---Themes, motives.

Bowling, Frank, 1934-.

Painting--Guyana--Exhibitions.

Painting.

Painters, Black--England--London--20th century--Exhibitions.

Painters, Black.

Painters, Black--England--London--21st century--Exhibitions.

Painting, Abstract--England--20th century--Exhibitions.

Painting, Abstract.

Painting, Abstract--England--21st century--Exhibitions.

Painting, British--England--London--20th century--Exhibitions.

Painting, British.

Painting, British--England--London--21st century--Exhibitions.

Themes, motives.

Criticism and interpretation.

Guyana.

England--London.

England.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Essays.

Illustrated works.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

208 pages : illustrations (color) ; 28 x 24 cm

Distribution:

New York, New York : ABRAMS, [2019]

Manufacture:

Italy : Printer Trento S.r.l., [2019]

Place of Publication:

London, England : Tate Publishing, 2019.

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

Born in British Guiana in 1936, Frank Bowling arrived in Britain in his late teens, going on to study paiting at the the Royal College of Art in the same cohort as David Hockney and Derek Boshier. Since he started painting in the late 1950s, Bowling has pursued a relentless exploration of the properties and possibilities of paint, experimenting with stitching, staining, pouring and dripping. Often ambitious in scale, and usually described in terms of its colourful and luminous quality, and the energetic application or accrual of paint, Bowling's work combines figuration, abstract elements, popular and autobiographical references, and demonstrates his interest in social and political imagery. Accompanying what will be the first solo exhibition internationally to address Bowling's entire oeuvre, this publication will explore an extraordinary career spanning over 60 years.00Exhibition: Tate Britain, London, UK (31.05.-26.08.2019).

"Since Frank Bowling (b.1934) started painting in the late 1950s, he has pursued a relentless exploration of the properties and possibilities of paint, experimenting with stitching, staining, pouring and dripping. Often abitious in scale, and known for its colourful and luminous quality and the layered application of paint, Bowling's work combines figuration and abstract elements and evokes autobiographical references and socio-political concerns. Beginning with his figurative work created in the early 1960s, this book explores and extraordinary career spanning over 60 years. It traces the development of Bowling's practice right up to his most recent work, illustrating the artist's interest in surface textures, the tension between geometry and organic forms, and between expansive fields of colour of unusual mediums, such as metallic pigments, fluorescent chack and acrylic gels. Bowling's contribution to modern and contemporary art, and his wide-reaching influence, are further illuminated by a combination of insightful texts and artistic voices. Featuring iconic artworks--such as the 'map paintings', the 'poured paintings', and the Great Thames paintings--alongside rarely seen works, this book is a feast of colour and texture that celebrates the quality and breadth of Bowling's remarkable work." --publisher's description, inner cover

Contents:

Frank Bowling: the possibilities of paint are never-ending / Elena Crippa

Image in revolt: Bowling in London 1959-66 / Chris Stephens

Social, material, otherness: Bowling's map paintings 1966-71 / Courtney J. Martin

Bowling takes his chances / Richard Shiff

Plasticity, change and thingness: into the 1980s / Elena Crippa

Witness to life: Bowling in the studio / Matthew Collings

From substrate to the riverbed / Sonia Boyce

Works

Chronology / Laura Castagnini.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (197-198) and index.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 31 May-26 August 2019--Colophon.

"Frank Bowling" : May 31-August 26, 2019, Tate Britain, London, England, United Kingdom.

Contains:

Bowling, Frank, 1934- Works. Selections.

ISBN:

1849766282

9781849766289

OCLC:

1054221511