{"title":"Dr Judith LeGrove","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr Judith LeGrove’s works explore the rich intersections of art and place, offering insightful perspectives on cultural landscapes and creative practice. Her writing brings a thoughtful, reflective approach to understanding how environment and artistic expression intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect carefully crafted texts that illuminate contemporary and historical art, blending scholarly insight with an accessible style. This collection is essential for those interested in the dynamic dialogue between arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jeremy-gardiner-strata-by-dr-judith-legrove-9781917458900","title":"Jeremy Gardiner: Strata","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrata\u003c\/em\u003e, containing 100 new paintings by landscape artist Jeremy Gardiner (b. 1957), celebrates the spectacular Jurassic Coast on the 25th anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gardiner has studied this coast for decades, constantly developing new approaches to depict its changing textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eStrata\u003c\/em\u003e, he visited twenty locations each year from 2018 to 2022, painting in different seasons, weather conditions, and as landfalls altered the coast. Geology is embedded in Gardiner's work through laser-cut fossils specific to the locations depicted. Breaking new ground through its conceptual rigour and assimilation of techniques informed by science, geomorphology, virtual reality and digital imaging, \u003cem\u003eStrata\u003c\/em\u003e engages with coastal landscape at a time when it is viewed increasingly as a precious, threatened asset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated, Judith LeGrove's essay, \u003cem\u003e'The Texture of Time'\u003c\/em\u003e explores the influence of contemporary art and photography on Gardiner as well as the legacy of fossilists, filmmakers, writers and conceptual artists connected with the Jurassic coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn essay on deep time and the Anthropocene, by award-winning writer and Professor of Literature and the Environment, Dr David Farrier, enhances the book's significance. A 'plate' section, at the end of the publication, illustrates each of Gardiner's 100 paintings in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650111553772,"sku":"9781917458900","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781917458900-jeremy-gardiner-strata.jpg?v=1779314076"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-judith-legrove.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}