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| Title | : | Schenck in the 21st Century: The Myth of the Hero and the Truth of America |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0988276704 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
Wonderful Portrait of a larger than life talent Without being pedantic, this wonderful book manages to provide a fascinating and comprehensive biographical overview of the life and works of Billy Schenck, while placing him clearly in historical, social perspective of art trends in the last Wonderful Portrait of a larger than life talent Dede Wilder Without being pedantic, this wonderful book manages to provide a fascinating and comprehensive biographical overview of the life and works of Billy Schenck, while placing him clearly in historical, social perspective of art trends in the last 40-50 years. This is no mean feat as Schenck is a protean, serious living artist who continuously explores our American psyche and culture as he dances back and forth over the line separating iconic imagery, media, kitsch, satire, truth, genius, and originality. Visibly influenced by most of modern art's developments. 0-50 years. This is no mean feat as Schenck is a protean, serious living artist who continuously explores our American psyche and culture as he dances back and forth over the line separating iconic imagery, media, kitsch, satire, truth, genius, and originality. Visibly influenced by most of modern art's developments
. With over 200 stories published, both fiction and non-fiction, she contributed to The Wall Street Journal, Art in America, and Village Voice Media. Recently relocated from New York City to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, she released two books in 2013: Schenck in the 21st Century: The Myth of the Hero and the Truth of America, winning the 2013 US Literary Award for Fine Arts, and a debut novel, The Cage and The Keya spiritu
"Schenck in the 21st Century" is a comprehensive catalog raisonne and biography covering Schenck's paintings, photographs, serigraphs, and the other kinds of trouble he's been in since the turn of the millennium. Schenck's work has been the subject of four museum retrospectives, including The West as It Never Was, at the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art. Written by noted art historian, Amy Abrams, this is the most authoritative source on Schenck's current work and philosophy of life, art, and the way it ought to be. Schenck’s work can be found in numerous major collections throughout the world, including the Smithsonian Institution, Denver Art Museum, The Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Booth Western Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, and many more. Bill Schenck is “one of the best-known practitioners of the western pop-art movementwhich appeared in the 1960s hard on the heels of American pop's leading lights like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein," according to So
Using the artistic formula of classic western film direction and the photographically reliant systems of contemporary art, he has bridged two genres that resonate with the American experience. Schenck melds the real with the imagined, autobiography with fantasy.” Julie Sasse, Chief Curator and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Tucson Museum of Art . “What has remained constant throughout Schenck’s career is his individuality in dealing with the subject matter of the west
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