Kenton Nelson's art is rooted in the collective visual memory of American popular culture. His paintings navigate between nostalgia and enigma, between a perfect surface and hidden tensions. Stylistically, they draw on elements of public murals from the New Deal era, simultaneously calling to mind the visual language of advertisements from the 1930s to 1950s and American Scene Painting. However, this controlled, formal order conceals a quiet melancholy and the sensation that this supposedly perfect world is merely imagined.
This publication, created in collaboration with Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg, and Peter Mendenhall Gallery, Pasadena, honours Kenton Nelson's oeuvre with numerous images, alongside an accompanying essay and an interview with the artist.
Text in English and German.
| ISBN: | 9783735610768 |
| Publication date: | 10th August 2026 |
| Author: | R Kenton Nelson |
| Publisher: | Kerber an imprint of Kerber Verlag |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 106 pages |
| Series: | Kerber Verlag |
| Genres: |
Paintings and painting Popular culture Individual artists, art monographs |
Kenton Nelson's art is rooted in the collective visual memory of American popular culture. His paintings navigate between nostalgia and enigma, between a perfect surface and hidden tensions.
Painting a Perfect World features in the following genres: Paintings and painting, Popular culture, Individual artists, art monographs
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Painting a Perfect World was written by R Kenton Nelson and published by Kerber an imprint of Kerber Verlag
Painting a Perfect World has 106 pages
Yes it is part of Kerber Verlag series
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