John Mellencamp: American Paintings and Assemblages by John Mellencamp (English)

Description: John Mellencamp by John Mellencamp, Louis A. Zona Not just a rock star, John Mellencamp has been an accomplished painter for more than four decades. This volume is a definitive exploration of the paintings and assemblages as curated by Mellencamp himself. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In John Mellencamp: American Paintings and Assemblages, a survey of the artist s large-scale oil portraits and mixed-media pieces documents America s heart and soul, revealing unsettling but beautiful truths with a kind of anti-establishment frown and a rich sense of narrative. A foreword by Dr. Lou Zona, Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Butler Institute of American Art, and an essay by New York Times critic and cultural writer David L. Shirey put Mellencamp s work in context as a true American painter. As his musical career flourished, Mellencamp began to paint in the 1980s with an early affinity for portraiture influenced by the works of Otto Dix and Max Beckmann. His kinship with the German Expressionism of the early twentieth century, with its existential focus on the human condition, serves as the foundation for the development of Mellencamp s oeuvre. An interview by SPIN magazine founder Bob Guccione Jr. further delineates the connection of Mellencamp s music and art, both carefully composed through the structural requirements of harmony, rhythm and order, and imbued with the small-town, earnest voice of America s Heartland. Author Biography John Mellencamp, award-winning singer-songwriter and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is also a painter, collector, and longtime activist who has exhibited his work in galleries and museums across the United States. Dr. Louis A. Zona is the executive director and chief curator of the Butler Institute of American Art, in Youngstown, Ohio. David L. Shirey is a former foreign correspondent, critic, and editor with Newsweek magazine, a critic and cultural writer for the New York Times, and former chair of the MFA Fine Arts program at New York City s School of Visual Arts. Award-winning editor and publisher Bob Guccione Jr. has created and managed some of America s most iconic publishing brands, including Spin magazine and Gear magazine. Review "JOHN MELLENCAMP: AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND ASSEMBLAGES is the definitive survey—curated by the artist himself—of Mellencamps oeuvre as an expressionist painter, grabbing our attention through the canvas. . .Full of self-portraits made over the years as well as portraits of other well-known subects—including Marlon Brando, Johnny Cash, and Meg Ryan—as well as a variety of everyday people, Mellencamps art is storytelling at its finest." —BACKSTAGEAXXESS"John Mellencamp: American Painting and Assembledges is a self-curated book documenting Americas heart and soul with an anti-establishment frown. The book features 170 original works, essays from David L. Shirley and Bob Guccione Jr, and a forward written by Dr. Louis A. Zona." —AMERICAN SONGWRITER Review Quote "JOHN MELLENCAMP: AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND ASSEMBLAGES is the definitive survey--curated by the artist himself--of Mellencamps oeuvre as an expressionist painter, grabbing our attention through the canvas. . .Full of self-portraits made over the years as well as portraits of other well-known subects--including Marlon Brando, Johnny Cash, and Meg Ryan--as well as a variety of everyday people, Mellencamps art is storytelling at its finest." --BACKSTAGEAXXESS Details ISBN0847872343 Author Louis A. Zona Short Title John Mellencamp Pages 256 Publisher Rizzoli International Publications Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0847872343 ISBN-13 9780847872343 Format Hardcover Subtitle American Paintings and Assemblages Imprint Rizzoli International Publications Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 200 Publication Date 2022-11-15 NZ Release Date 2022-11-15 US Release Date 2022-11-15 UK Release Date 2022-11-15 DEWEY 759.13 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-01-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168001065;

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