The New British Painting [antikvár]

Contemporary British painting is now ettracting much deserved intcrnational acclaim. British art of the 1980s is the art of Christopher Le Brun and Thérése Oulton: of strange and beautiful landscapes. II is the art of the Glaswegian: of Peter Howson and ken Currie. whose narrative works portray society through powerful and tincompromising imagery. It is the art of figurative paintingand personal mythofogy: of Eileen Cooper and Mary Mabbutt. who draw their subject-matter from events in their own lives. The A'eiv British Painting celebrates the innovative and rich work of these and many other young British artists. and accompanies a major touring exhibition in the United States, organized by The Contemporary Aris Center. Cincinnati. All of the works in the show are illustrated. They are complemented by a number of comparative illustrations and essays by three distingtiishcd contributors. fidward Lucie-Smith, Carolyn Cohen and Judith Higgins. who discuss the background and evolution of the new painting, detailing its characterlstics and contrasting it with the work of contemporary artists in the United States. This exeiting and timely book offers the firsi major survey of an important new phase of British art. Cover illustrations: (front) Eileen Cooper Over theSide, 1987. (back) Amanda Paulkner Inside Oul, 1985.