{"product_id":"jim-dine-three-ships-by-jim-dine-9783969992494","title":"Jim Dine: Three Ships","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the uncompromising processes of autobiographical excavation at the heart of Jim Dine's art today. Here his focus lies on three self-reflective series from the past three years, each in a different medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the self-portraits of \u003cem\u003eDrawing the Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e, Dine less draws with pencil on paper than carves into it, feverishly erasing and redrawing to create a shifting typography of self and a study on the effects of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe densely painted self-portraits of \u003cem\u003eMe\u003c\/em\u003e, comprising oils mixed with sawdust and sand, deepen Dine's acts of looking out and in, each layer of pigment a layer of self-knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, we witness the monumental bronze sculptures of \u003cem\u003eThree Ships\u003c\/em\u003e, whose title references the ships that carried the relics of the Three Wise Men on their final journey. Five years in the making, Dine's ships are dynamic masses studded with branches, ropes, and dozens of tools—one of his most beloved motifs, born from childhood hours of intense observation spent in his grandfather's hardware store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by short personal texts by the artist and photos documenting him at work at the Kunstgiesserei St. Gallen foundry, \u003cem\u003eThree Ships\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to Dine's vitality and transformative versatility—which sweep across six decades and show no sign of abating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461100290284,"sku":"9783969992494","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783969992494-jim-dine-three-ships.jpg?v=1774958023","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/jim-dine-three-ships-by-jim-dine-9783969992494","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}