{"title":"Noah Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoah Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling collection of works that delve into the nuances of contemporary art and culture. His titles, such as \u003cem\u003eNoah Davis: In Detail\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNoah Davis: The Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, explore creative process and artistic insight with a reflective and intimate approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful examinations that bridge visual artistry with personal narrative, inviting a deeper appreciation of the cultural landscape. 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Muted colours, fantastic scenes, and blurred subjects create an intoxicating vision. Attuned to the power of his medium, Davis layered his paintings—figuratively and literally—using a unique dry paint application to depict quotidian life at an enigmatic, almost magical remove. Featuring sumptuous close-ups throughout, this important new book brings into focus the rich, painterly variety and luminous detail of Davis's canvases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a special focus on the groundbreaking Underground Museum, which Noah Davis co-founded with his wife, Karon Davis, \u003cem\u003eNoah Davis: In Detail\u003c\/em\u003e includes a special conversation, moderated by Helen Molesworth, between Fred Moten, Glenn Ligon, Thomas Lax, and Julie Mehretu. This renowned group of artists and thinkers share personal experiences of the powerful and emotional impact of The Underground Museum and its connection to the larger artistic environs of Los Angeles. Franklin Sirmans contributes a new essay and Lindsay Charlwood, a lifelong friend of Noah's, authors a chronology of his life, contextualising his artistic and social achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461204066540,"sku":"9781644230763","price":145.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644230763-noah-davis-in-detail.jpg?v=1774961995"},{"product_id":"noah-davis-the-journal-by-noah-davis-9781644231173","title":"Noah Davis: The Journal","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing the lush, powerful paintings of Noah Davis, this blank book—the latest in \u003cem\u003eThe Artist Journals\u003c\/em\u003e series—offers the ideal forum to energise the inner artist or writer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe late American artist Noah Davis made his mark as both a painter of ethereal figurative works and as a pillar of the Los Angeles creative scene. With his wife and fellow artist Karon Davis, he founded the Underground Museum in 2012, a generative cultural institution and artspace. His first \u003cem\u003eArtist Journal\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates his singular approach to delicate rendering, unexpected brushwork, and subjects surrounded by potent emotional luminescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Artist Journals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Artist Journals\u003c\/em\u003e go beyond canonical art to capture the modern and contemporary spirit of today's most acclaimed painters, sculptors, and other major creative forces. Created in close collaboration with each artist or artist's estate, these beautifully produced blank books—with their stunning wraparound cover artwork, endpapers, patterned interior pages, and bellybands that transform into collectible bookmarks—are works of art themselves, designed to inspire, collect, and gift to a wide audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463935803628,"sku":"9781644231173","price":50.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644231173-noah-davis-the-journal.jpg?v=1775036857"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/noah-davis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}