{"title":"Bob Thompson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the world of arts and culture, blending thoughtful analysis with an accessible style. Readers can expect engaging narratives that illuminate the nuances of creative expression and cultural movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis works invite a deeper appreciation of artistic traditions and contemporary innovations alike, making them essential reading for anyone interested in the rich tapestry of cultural life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bob-thompson-by-rashid-johnson-9781644231265","title":"Bob Thompson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colourful, fantastical, and musical body of work by the painter Bob Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e describes Thompson as an artist who \"finally seems to be on fame's doorstep\" and praises his inventive style: \"he makes you feel how it might have felt to see a picture of an angel for the first time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by jazz music, Bob Thompson painted spirited, colourful compositions that feature an interplay of bodies, allegories, and natural landscapes while reconfiguring European masterworks. Though his career as a painter spanned only a brief period, from 1958 to his untimely death at age twenty-eight in 1966, Thompson left behind a singular and influential body of figurative work that remains vitally resonant. Looking at his particular consideration of colour, line, and figuration—developed during a period when abstraction was the dominant trend in American art—this intimate exhibition catalogue, the seventh volume in the \u003cem\u003eClarion\u003c\/em\u003e series, pays homage to the friction Thompson generated between his proximity to and deviation from canonical sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe phrase \"So let us all be citizens,\" taken from a speech the artist gave as a teenager, forecasted his passion for the tenets of freedom and expression, and encapsulates the power of Thompson's work in widening the scope of what is imaginable in contemporary painting and for whom. With an introduction by Ebony L. Haynes, this publication expands upon Thompson's dynamic practice and features works that spotlight his signature high-contrast palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eClarion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eClarion\u003c\/em\u003e series of illustrated publications is positioned as an extension of each exhibition at the groundbreaking gallery space 52 Walker, curated by Ebony L. Haynes. The programme focuses on showcasing conceptual and research-based artists from a range of backgrounds and at various stages in their careers. The series title is derived from the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, the oldest of its kind, at the University of California, San Diego. Octavia Butler attended this workshop in the 1970s. Butler's writing has been influential in the conceptual framework of the programme and the \u003cem\u003eClarion\u003c\/em\u003e series. With a sleek design influenced by encyclopaedias, each publication features colour reproductions of the works on view, alongside an introduction by Haynes, commissioned essays, artist texts, archival materials, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430177095916,"sku":"9781644231265","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644231265.jpg?v=1774559595"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/bob-thompson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}