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Item Details
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JOHN HOUSTON
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| By: |
William Packer |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0853318689 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780853318682 |
| Publisher: |
LUND HUMPHRIES PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
28 June, 2003 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
William Packer examines the work of John Houston, the Fife-born Scottish painter who delights in hot, pure colour, gestural brush strokes and the explosive effects of the sea and sky. John Houston was educated at Edinburgh School of Art. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the first book on John Houston (b. 1930) - one of the most distinguished and prolific of contemporary Scottish painters. A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, John Houston remained closely associated with the college through his role as a teacher: he lectured at Edinburgh from 1955 to 1989. Though dedicated to teaching, Houston remained committed to his own work throughout his time at Edinburgh and successfully forged a distinct artistic identity simultaneously. In a fascinating study of the artist's varied career, William Packer charts the development of Houston's life as a painter across five decades. Renowned for its intense use of colour, his work developed an underlying consistency from an early stage. Expressionistic, with romantic overtones and gestural brushstrokes, Houston is a master of encapsulating the atmospheric mood of any setting. This is borne out in the 70 colour images reproduced here for both loyal and new-found followers to admire. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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