The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture, Jac Scott
The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture, Jac Scott
ISBN 978-1-84797-699-4
To be published by The Crowood Press Ltd May 2014
A lavish celebration of mixed-media sculpture from around the world that highlights the prodigious talent of contemporary artists
The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture is both a survey and a celebration of contemporary approaches to sculptures that are formed from more than one material. It profiles the discipline in all its expanded forms and recognizes sculpture in the twenty-first century not as something solid and static, but rather as a fluid interface in material, time and space
The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture embraces the expanded notion of sculpture, including: perspectives on the roles of the body (as object, performer and canvas), found and discarded matter, living and dead organisms, wax, gelatine, crystals, textiles, soap, sugar, air, sound and light. It reveals innovative approaches towards ideas and materials – the journey from inspiration to outcome, including the thinking behind concepts, practical processes adopted, technical information required and the dynamic final outcomes.
• Insightful revelations of the creative journeys of ten renowned sculptors
• Useful technical information on a myriad of processes and materials
• Twenty-eight international sculptors showcased
• Inspiring imagery with over 200 colour photographs
This sumptuously illustrated volume will inspire those intrigued by and interested in contemporary sculpture. Suitable for artists, enthusiasts, students and practitioners alike, the book will form an invaluable guide to the great plethora of twenty-first century art.
Short biography
Jac Scott ARBS is a nationally renowned, multi-award winning artist specializing in issue-led sculpture informed by science and philosophy. An active member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors since 2006, she is a prolific sculptor who has won many awards from both arts and environmental organizations for her work investigating ecological issues behind fractured realities.
Her exhibition profile includes a sustained catalogue of solo and group exhibitions including galleries: V&A, London, Sheffield Millennium Galleries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Commonwealth Institute, London, Museum for Textiles, Toronto, Canada and Art London, Chelsea. She has received numerous commissions from the public and corporate sectors. Scott’s practice has featured in several television programmes and appeared widely in the art and national press. She is the author of two reference books The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture (published 2014) and Textile Perspectives in Mixed-Media Sculpture (published 2003). Her monographs include Excess, published by Strathclyde University, 2009 (to complement her solo exhibition in the Collins Gallery, Glasgow) and Beautiful Dystopia, published by University of Central Lancashire, 2013 (to complement the sixteen-month art/science residency in the School of Built and Natural Environment).
ISBN 978-1-84797-699-4
To be published by The Crowood Press Ltd May 2014
A lavish celebration of mixed-media sculpture from around the world that highlights the prodigious talent of contemporary artists
The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture is both a survey and a celebration of contemporary approaches to sculptures that are formed from more than one material. It profiles the discipline in all its expanded forms and recognizes sculpture in the twenty-first century not as something solid and static, but rather as a fluid interface in material, time and space
The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture embraces the expanded notion of sculpture, including: perspectives on the roles of the body (as object, performer and canvas), found and discarded matter, living and dead organisms, wax, gelatine, crystals, textiles, soap, sugar, air, sound and light. It reveals innovative approaches towards ideas and materials – the journey from inspiration to outcome, including the thinking behind concepts, practical processes adopted, technical information required and the dynamic final outcomes.
• Insightful revelations of the creative journeys of ten renowned sculptors
• Useful technical information on a myriad of processes and materials
• Twenty-eight international sculptors showcased
• Inspiring imagery with over 200 colour photographs
This sumptuously illustrated volume will inspire those intrigued by and interested in contemporary sculpture. Suitable for artists, enthusiasts, students and practitioners alike, the book will form an invaluable guide to the great plethora of twenty-first century art.
Short biography
Jac Scott ARBS is a nationally renowned, multi-award winning artist specializing in issue-led sculpture informed by science and philosophy. An active member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors since 2006, she is a prolific sculptor who has won many awards from both arts and environmental organizations for her work investigating ecological issues behind fractured realities.
Her exhibition profile includes a sustained catalogue of solo and group exhibitions including galleries: V&A, London, Sheffield Millennium Galleries, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Commonwealth Institute, London, Museum for Textiles, Toronto, Canada and Art London, Chelsea. She has received numerous commissions from the public and corporate sectors. Scott’s practice has featured in several television programmes and appeared widely in the art and national press. She is the author of two reference books The Language of Mixed-Media Sculpture (published 2014) and Textile Perspectives in Mixed-Media Sculpture (published 2003). Her monographs include Excess, published by Strathclyde University, 2009 (to complement her solo exhibition in the Collins Gallery, Glasgow) and Beautiful Dystopia, published by University of Central Lancashire, 2013 (to complement the sixteen-month art/science residency in the School of Built and Natural Environment).
