Synopses & Reviews
This first comprehensive survey of the work of John Carter (b. 1942) explores his contribution to the postwar flowering of British abstraction. Carters work is a subtle reimagining of the relationship between sculpture and painting. Here, his best-known reliefs are shown together with examples of his drawings, prints, and public sculpture to reveal the originality of his mind and the love of exactitude and clarity that drives his practice. With commentaries from the artist and in-depth analyses of key pieces, this lavishly illustrated volume traces the artists development from his early interest in the forms of architecture to his recent experiments with geometry, situating the work in the context of European art.
Synopsis
This first comprehensive survey of the work of John Carter (b. 1942) explores his contribution to the postwar flowering of British abstraction. Carter s work is a subtle reimagining of the relationship between sculpture and painting. Here, his best-known reliefs are shown together with examples of his drawings, prints, and public sculpture to reveal the originality of his mind and the love of exactitude and clarity that drives his practice. With commentaries from the artist and in-depth analyses of key pieces, this lavishly illustrated volume traces the artist s development from his early interest in the forms of architecture to his recent experiments with geometry, situating the work in the context of European art.
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About the Author
Formerly dean of art and head of art history at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, Chris Yetton has written extensively on postwar British abstract art.
Britta E. Buhlmann is director of the Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern.
Mel Gooding is an art critic, writer, and exhibition organizer.