Picturing People ebooks free What drives artists to represent people as they do This question at the heart of figurative art and how we represent ourselves as a society is especially relevant today Author Charlotte Mullins picks up the conversation at a time when the art world is influenced by the proliferation of images of all kinds across all mediums as well as a growing interest in figurative art Profiles of nearly sixty artists from Kara Walker and Grayson Perry to Cindy Sherman and Kehinde Wiley showcase significant works and are accompanied by the artists commentary illustrating the range of motivations mediums and techniques driving one of the most potent genres of art today The book is organized into five thematic sections that reflect artists motivations which range from investigating the history of art itself to exploring interpersonal relationships Mullins s keen curatorial eye picks out informed sometimes unexpected juxtapositions of artists that reveal new affinities and distinctions between them making Picturing People an important contribution to the study of figurative art Picturing People The New State of the ArtA truly fascinating and vibrant exploration of how people are portrayed in art Picturing People The New State of the Art .

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Charlotte Mullins has written widely on contemporary art architecture design and art history for specialist art magazines newspapers and exhibition catalogues since 1995