{"title":"Éric de Chassey","description":"\u003cp\u003eÉric de Chassey’s works delve into the rich landscape of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering insightful perspectives on visual art and its evolving narratives. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations that illuminate the connections between artists, their contexts, and the broader cultural movements they engage with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis writing often captures the dynamic interplay between past traditions and contemporary artistic expression, as exemplified in titles such as \u003cem\u003eBridget Riley: Past into Present\u003c\/em\u003e. This collection invites readers to deepen their understanding of art through a nuanced and reflective lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bridget-riley-past-into-present-by-bridget-riley-9781644230664","title":"Bridget Riley: Past into Present","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am sometimes asked, \u003cem\u003eWhat is your objective?\u003c\/em\u003e and this I cannot truthfully answer. I work 'from' something rather than 'towards' something. It is a process of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1961, Riley has focused exclusively on seemingly simple geometric forms, such as lines, circles, curves, and squares, arrayed across a surface—whether a canvas, wall, or paper—according to an internal logic. The resulting compositions actively engage the viewer, at times triggering sensations of vibration and movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the present selection, Riley advances her Measure by Measure series, her most extensive body of work to date, into a new, darker colour palette. Once again, changing the way we look and offering a powerful effect on our eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis sense of dynamism was explored to great effect in the artist's earliest black-and-white paintings, which established the basis of her enduring formal vocabulary. In 2020, after visiting her own earlier works at her retrospective exhibition organised by the National Galleries of Scotland, Riley returned to black-and-white lozenges, adjusting the orientation of each shape to create a new visual sensation. In 1967, Riley introduced colour into her work, thus expanding the perceptual and optical possibilities of her compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished on the occasion of the 2021 exhibition at David Zwirner, London, this monograph features new scholarship on the artist by art historian Éric de Chassey, who looks at how Riley's past, as well as previous artists, has led to this body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423897370860,"sku":"9781644230664","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644230664.jpg?v=1774769716"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/eric-de-chassey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}