{"title":"Roberta Bernstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoberta Bernstein\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the world of contemporary art, with a particular focus on pioneering figures such as Jasper Johns. Her work thoughtfully examines the intersections of visual culture and artistic innovation, making complex ideas accessible to both enthusiasts and scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly detailed narratives that illuminate the creative processes and cultural contexts behind significant art movements. Bernstein's books provide a compelling journey through modern and contemporary art, ideal for anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of the Arts \u0026amp; Culture landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jasper-johns-by-roberta-bernstein-9780300229356","title":"Jasper Johns","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“My work is largely concerned with relations between seeing and knowing, seeing and saying, seeing and believing.”—Jasper Johns, 1965\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning over 60 years of Jasper Johns’s (b. 1930) prolific career, this spectacular publication is the most comprehensive and definitive study of the artist’s work to date. Written by noted Johns expert Roberta Bernstein, the book explores the synergy between continuity and change in the development of the artist’s work through 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is enlivened by the voluminous insight Bernstein has gained over decades of knowing the artist, and she incorporates Johns’s own unique manner of talking about his art through interviews and public statements. Each chapter is focused on a specific time period and its prevailing themes in Johns’s paintings and sculptures, and throughout the book related drawings and prints are referenced as contributions to an advanced understanding of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book’s compelling subtitle (the phrase appears, camouflaged, in Johns’s 1966 painting \u003ci\u003ePassage II\u003c\/i\u003e), indicating an “eye” and an exhortation to “redo” it, neatly summarises a persistent aspect of Johns’s art. His works—at turns ambiguous, ironic, and poignant—simultaneously engage the visual senses and challenge habits of perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJasper Johns: Redo an Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful celebration of how Johns’s art inspires the viewer to resist habits of perception, in turn affecting the way one experiences and interacts with the world: the hallmark of an extraordinary artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in association with the Wildenstein Plattner Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463355023596,"sku":"9780300229356","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300229356-jasper-johns.jpg?v=1775031639"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/roberta-bernstein.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}