The fascinating phantasmal worlds in the work of the artist Cathy Ward.
Pulsing and surging with dark energies, Cathy Ward's mesmerising drawings capture a restlessly inquiring spirit through the meticulous rendering of organic forms. Their mystery, emotional depth, and enveloping sensuality recall an occluded art-historical canon of weird psychedelia, hermetic alchemical illustrations and outsider horror vacui.
Liberty Realm presents a broad survey of works ranging from the acclaimed drawings exhibited recently in "Phantasmata" at The Good Luck Gallery (Los Angeles), "Talespinning" at the Drawing Center (New York), "Romantic detachment" at PS1 MOMA (New York), and "Utopia" at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), to new explorations and insightful glimpses of her earlier output and formative practice.
Substantial essays by Edward Gómez, Doug Harvey, and Robert Wallis further untangle these fascinating phantasmal worlds.
| ISBN: | 9781907222733 |
| Publication date: | 7th September 2020 |
| Author: | Cathy Ward |
| Publisher: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 168 pages |
| Series: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Genres: |
Decorative arts |
The fascinating phantasmal worlds in the work of the artist Cathy Ward.Pulsing and surging with dark energies, Cathy Ward's mesmerising drawings capture a restlessly inquiring spirit through the meticulous rendering of organic forms. Their mystery, emotional depth, and enveloping sensuality recall an occluded art-historical canon of weird psychedelia, hermetic alchemical illustrations and outsider horror vacui.
Liberty Realm features in the following genres: Decorative arts
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Liberty Realm was written by Cathy Ward and published by Strange Attractor Press
Liberty Realm has 168 pages
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