{"title":"Books by Paul Moorhouse","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780847843190","title":"Richard Hudson","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first monograph on the renowned British sculptor, whose organic and sensual forms made of steel, bronze, and marble, with highly polished surfaces, have evolved into highly important large-scale projects around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Hudson (b. 1954, Yorkshire, UK) began working on his organic forms and sculptures at a relatively late age after many years of traveling. Drawing inspiration from luminaries such as Henry Moore, Jean Arp, and Constantin Brâncuşi, Hudson creates work that is meticulously refined, timeless, and contemporary. Hudson’s imaginative forms are frequently emblematic of the human figure and, at the same time, possess reflective surfaces and evoke surreal reflections of the environment.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis landscape-format book illustrates a wide range of Hudson’s work, from never-before-seen models and sketches to miniature and monumental pieces, including his major installations at Chatsworth, notably \u003ci\u003eFrog with Fly\u003c\/i\u003e in 2015 and \u003ci\u003eTear\u003c\/i\u003e in 2016, and his numerous commissions globally, such as \u003ci\u003eLove Me \u003c\/i\u003ein Donum Sculpture Park, California, in 2016, and a second version in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, in 2021. Despite the immense size of these installations, Hudson’s creative process nevertheless remains distinctively unassuming, studio-based, private, and introspective. 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Such settings and characters invite the viewer to consider the relation of appearance and identity and also the way in which female stereotypes have been perpetuated not only by the media but also by the art world itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book introduces some of Sherman's most important works, from her seminal 1970s series \u003cem\u003eUntitled Film Stills\u003c\/em\u003e, which references film noir movies by such directors as Alfred Hitchcock and Jacques Tourneur, to her progression into colour photography in the 1980s series \u003cem\u003eCenterfolds\u003c\/em\u003e. It also follows her decision to remove herself from the picture by allowing her props and prosthetics alone to represent the subjects that she wished to critique, such as pornography and war photography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the last decade Sherman has reintroduced herself into her work, for example in her \u003cem\u003eHistory Portraits\u003c\/em\u003e where she playfully appropriates the subjects of the Old Masters, as well as introducing us to a whole new cast of characters in her \u003cem\u003eClowns\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHeadshots\u003c\/em\u003e (or \u003cem\u003eHollywood\/Hampton Types\u003c\/em\u003e). It also presents her most recent pieces – large-scale murals and photographs, in which more ambiguous identities are played out within epic landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296729706869,"sku":"9780714861555","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780714861555_765d6488-9db9-40a9-a1e0-946e725bc1de.jpg?v=1786014545"},{"product_id":"nicholas-sinclair","title":"Nicholas Sinclair","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book features portraits from each decade of Nicholas Sinclair’s career, beginning with the early circus photographs taken in the 1980s, previously unpublished photographs from \u003cem\u003eThe Chameleon Body\u003c\/em\u003e and portraits of Britain’s leading artists, including Frank Auerbach, Paula Rego, Anthony Caro and Gillian Ayres.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510053839221,"sku":"9781917458931","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781917458931.jpg?v=1787130359"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-paul-moorhouse.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}