Sussex landscape : chalk, wood and water / Simon Martin, and [6 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Simon, 1965- author.

Contributor:

Pallant House Gallery, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscapes in art--Exhibitions.

Landscapes in art.

Sussex (England)--In art.

Sussex (England).

England--Sussex.

Genre:

Art.

Physical Description:

132 pages : illustrations (black and white and color) ; 27 cm

Distribution:

New Haven : Yale University Press

Place of Publication:

Chichester : Pallant House Gallery Trust, 2022.

Summary:

A beautifully illustrated look at how the Sussex landscape has inspired creativity across the centuries, reassessing the rich artistic lives and work of British artists and writers connected with the area. Sussex is a county defined by its iconic chalk-cliff coastline and the rolling expanse of the South Downs to the North. This enduring landscape has inspired artists and writers across the centuries, most notably in the twentieth century when Sussex was home to leading artists and writers of the day. While some artists found solace and reflection in the landscape, for others it provided the vital space to explore different ways of living and artistic innovation. Following in the footsteps of these artists, this book tells a fascinating story of an area that continues to inspire. Reassessing the rich artistic lives and work of British artists connected with the area, the book features work by leading artists including J. M. W. Turner, William Nicholson, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Ivon Hitchens, Eric Ravilious, and Edward Burra, alongside new work by contemporary artists. As a commitment to understanding the landscape is being discussed with increasing urgency, this book offers a moment to consider the work of those who have gone before and have captured a changing world. Exhibition: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK (12.11.2022 - 23.04.2023).

Contents:

Director's foreword / Simon Martin

The South Country / Hilaire Belloc

The run of the downs / Rudyard Kipling

'Too much for one pair of eyes': the idea of Sussex / Simon Martin

Eric Ravillious and Gwenda Morgan: a new age of wood engraving / Dr. Lydia Miller

Sussex photographed / Miriam O'Connor Perks

Easter chalk / Alexandra Harris

Contradiction in flint / Luke Farey

Errare / Louisa Thomsen Brits

Sussex waters / Tania Kovats.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Pallant House Gallery, November 12, 2022 - April 23, 2023.

ISBN:

9781869827731

1869827732

OCLC:

1346495164