Kate Whiteford: Land Drawings/Installations/Excavations - Softcover
When artist Kate Whiteford first inscribed a leaping fish into Edinburgh's iconic Calton Hill in the 1980s, she set a precedent of site-specific work that she would build on throughout her artistic career. Whiteford's fascination with cultural layering alongside the elemental qualities of nature have led her to explore archaeology and aerial photography as a way of unearthing new meaning in a wide variety of landscapes.
With essays by acclaimed art critic and former Turner Prize judge Richard Cork, prominent archaeologist Colin Renfrew and Kate Whiteford herself, this book traces a path between Whiteford's artistic motivations, and the rigorous working methods that have inspired and influenced aerial-photographic and archaeological practices.
With essays by acclaimed art critic and former Turner Prize judge Richard Cork, prominent archaeologist Colin Renfrew and Kate Whiteford herself, this book traces a path between Whiteford's artistic motivations, and the rigorous working methods that have inspired and influenced aerial-photographic and archaeological practices.
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Kate Whiteford is renowned for her approach to material, place and process, producing work from a variety of sources, from the traditional and enduring (such as her Corryvrechan Tapestry) to the unconventional and ephemeral (her land art in locations as diverse as Venice and Kenya), with the latter placing Whiteford within a lineage that recalls and references work by the likes of Michael Heizer, Robert Smithson and Walter De Maria. Inspired by the iconography of the ancient world, Whiteford's work explores the universal language of symbols from Ancient Rome and Egypt to the present day. Kate Whiteford: Land Drawings / Installations / Excavations focuses on key projects spanning her career, to give a fresh perspective on the process and context of each work. With an array of stunning images, as well as written contributions from the diverse perspectives of Richard Cork, Colin Renfrew and Richard Nightingale, this book promises an authoritative overview of the art historical, archeological and architectural aspects of Whiteford's work, while at the same time firmly placing it within a contemporary context.
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- PublisherBlack Dog Publishing
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1904772684
- ISBN 13 9781904772682
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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