Author: BELLANY, JOHN & ALAN DAVIE. Beard, Jason Beard & Amie Corry. (eds).
Title: John Bellany, Alan Davie. Cradle of magic.
Description: [London], [Other Criteria Books], [2019]. [124] pp. B./w. text ills & col. plts. Orig. hardcover (pictorial boards) 4to.Cradle of Magic' brings together the work of two giants of twentieth-century British painting: Alan Davie and John Bellany. Davie was one of the first British artists to explore Abstract Expressionist forms and techniques, and his gestural paintings, rich with symbolism, demonstrate an interest in tribal art, as well as Zen Buddhism. Meanwhile Bellany, over a long and prolific career, came to be considered one of Britain's foremost figurative painters. His intimate works, often filled with ghoulish, hybridised creatures, balance the uncanny, joyful and violent in powerful and original ways. - Published on the occasion of the exhibition John Bellany, Alan Davie, Cradle of Magic, opened on February 27, 2019, at Newport Street Gallery, London. - - Included is, a.o., an essay by art historian Mel Gooding. The publication comes with two different covers, one for each artist. This copy has a cover by Alan Davies (detail of the work Romance for Moon and Stars).

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