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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Luath Press

ISBN: 9781804251270

RRP: £100.00

PAGES: 240

PUBLICATION DATE:
December 9, 2023

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Ken Currie: Paintings & Writings

Tom Normand

Ken Currie

Ken Currie: Paintings and Writings provides a unique insight into the thought-world of Ken Currie?s challenging and enigmatic art. For over four decades Currie has created some of the most confrontational and intriguing paintings in the contemporary art world. Throughout this period, he has been acclaimed for the artistry of his technique and the cryptic quality of his imagery.This book explores his writings, both public and private, to open-out the discourse on his visceral creativity. For the first time Currie has made available his studio journals. These intimate writings, coupled with personal letters and published statements, are juxtaposed to his esteemed artworks. The result is a fascinating dialogue that explores the motives and aspirations of his inscrutable paintings.Within the field of ?artist?s writings? this book offers an inspirational presentation. Compiled and edited by the art historian Tom Normand, it penetrates the creative imagination of a truly visionary artist. Fundamentally, it reveals the intense passions of a primordial human heart.

Reviews of Ken Currie: Paintings & Writings

It is getting hard for artists to shock anyone… Ken Currie deserves credit for breaking through this moribund mood with grotesque new paintings that genuinely nauseate. JONATHAN JONES, The GuardianThe subtle and complex artist. DUNCAN MACMILLAN, The Scotsman

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