Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists
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These art quilts showcase such versatility, innovation, and beauty that readers can't help but be truly inspired. The gifted artists come from across the globe-including Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America-and their work displays their varying sensibilities, backgrounds, and talents. Abstract appliqud shapes cascade across the surface of Ita Ziv's brilliantly colored quilts, creating vibrant celebrations of life. Noriko Endo captures her deep feeling for trees in a stunning interplay of light, shadow, and leaves. Gloves appear in nearly every quilt by Jane Burch Cochran, representing probing hands and, sometimes, angel wings. John Lefelhocz's fantastic imagery-including an airplane silhouette that lights up-grabs viewers' attention. Esteemed curator Martha Sielman, executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates,?contributes an illuminating essay for each of the 40 featured artists, who are showcased in 8- to 10-page features. The best-selling? Masters: Art Quilts stands all on its own as a coffee-table?keepsake volume?or with the?follow-up book Masters: Art Quilts, Vol. 2 as a truly?irreplaceable set to cherish for a lifetime.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1600591078
ISBN13:9781600591075
Release Date:May 2008
Publisher:Lark Books (NC)
Length:414 Pages
Weight:2.88 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 8.9" x 8.0"
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