Thomas Houseago: Vision Painting
By Thomas Houseage and Nick Cave
The first publication on Houseago's new painting series, also featuring journal extracts and texts by Nick Cave
Leeds-born, Los Angelesābased artist Thomas Houseago (born 1972) is best known for his sculptures that combine traditional (wood, plaster, clay and bronze) and less conventional (steel cables, canvas and cement) materials. During the last couple of years, however, Houseago has started painting, with liberatory results.Ā Vision PaintingsĀ charts his recent foray into the medium, presenting a wide selection of both figurative and abstract artworks created between 2020 and 2022. The book features various large-scale series (including theĀ Vision Paintings, California Love SongsĀ andĀ Vortex Paintings). Thematically, Houseago is drawn to nature, drawing on landscapes in Malibu, Big Sur and Yosemite for evocations of cosmic unity and the cycle of life. The volumeāthe first entirely dedicated to his paintingsāis punctuated by close-ups, citations, pages from the artist's journals and writing by the musician Nick Cave.
- Dilecta, 2023
- Hardcover,Ā 312 pages
- 11 x 14 inches
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Thomas Houseago: Vision Painting
Thomas Houseago: Vision Painting
By Thomas Houseage and Nick Cave
The first publication on Houseago's new painting series, also featuring journal extracts and texts by Nick Cave
Leeds-born, Los Angelesābased artist Thomas Houseago (born 1972) is best known for his sculptures that combine traditional (wood, plaster, clay and bronze) and less conventional (steel cables, canvas and cement) materials. During the last couple of years, however, Houseago has started painting, with liberatory results.Ā Vision PaintingsĀ charts his recent foray into the medium, presenting a wide selection of both figurative and abstract artworks created between 2020 and 2022. The book features various large-scale series (including theĀ Vision Paintings, California Love SongsĀ andĀ Vortex Paintings). Thematically, Houseago is drawn to nature, drawing on landscapes in Malibu, Big Sur and Yosemite for evocations of cosmic unity and the cycle of life. The volumeāthe first entirely dedicated to his paintingsāis punctuated by close-ups, citations, pages from the artist's journals and writing by the musician Nick Cave.
- Dilecta, 2023
- Hardcover,Ā 312 pages
- 11 x 14 inches
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By Thomas Houseage and Nick Cave
The first publication on Houseago's new painting series, also featuring journal extracts and texts by Nick Cave
Leeds-born, Los Angelesābased artist Thomas Houseago (born 1972) is best known for his sculptures that combine traditional (wood, plaster, clay and bronze) and less conventional (steel cables, canvas and cement) materials. During the last couple of years, however, Houseago has started painting, with liberatory results.Ā Vision PaintingsĀ charts his recent foray into the medium, presenting a wide selection of both figurative and abstract artworks created between 2020 and 2022. The book features various large-scale series (including theĀ Vision Paintings, California Love SongsĀ andĀ Vortex Paintings). Thematically, Houseago is drawn to nature, drawing on landscapes in Malibu, Big Sur and Yosemite for evocations of cosmic unity and the cycle of life. The volumeāthe first entirely dedicated to his paintingsāis punctuated by close-ups, citations, pages from the artist's journals and writing by the musician Nick Cave.
- Dilecta, 2023
- Hardcover,Ā 312 pages
- 11 x 14 inches
