BookstoreIain Faulkner is pretty straightforward for someone born in the early 1970's. While many of the artists of his generation take a more conceptual angle Faulkner chooses to stay within a tight figurative approach.Girl reading, 2004The normalcy is refreshing.Returning Books 32 X 40 INCHES 2008Library ILibrary II, 2004 Writer OIL ON CANVAS 42 X 42 INCHESh/t and more photos at Reading and Art
Biblio-façade
This beautiful fresco adorns the exterior of the La Bibliotèque De La Cité (Library of the City) in Lyon, France.photos via
Book Gris: Cubism, Juan Gris and the Book
The Book Juan Gris (1887-1927) was one of the most famous Cubist painters. His Portrait of Picasso, painted in 1912, is considered one of the important early Cubist paintings that was not painted by Picasso. When he died at the age of 40 he left behind over 200 works, at least a dozen of which feature book imagery.Here is part one: Book, Pipe and Glasses Bowl, Book and SpoonCompotier, Carafe and Open Book Fruit and Book Fruit Bowl, Book and Newspaper
Blinded by books: The paintings of Rick Beerhorst
into her book , 8x19 inches, oil on board,Books play a major role in the work of Rick Beerhorst. In this the first of a two-part post on his book work, we focus on his paintings of girls in the act of reading. His work is steeped in the folk art, pop-surrealism style with a hint of Magritte Braided VisionAre the girls blinded by books or so immersed in their reading that they are essentially cut off from the temporal world; literally wrapped up in their imaginations.HummingbirdIs the braided blindfold a restraint or a necessity? Is the hummingbird helping the...
The Book Piles of Ephraim Rubenstein
Book Pile XXXIII. Oil on linen. 36 x 28 inchesThey've been using books in still life painting for a long time. From the rise of the genre in the Netherlands in the the early 17th century to Van Gogh's Still Life with Bible to Mattise's Still Life, Bouquet of Dahlias and White Book the book has always had a prominent place in the artist's imagination. A solid contemporary example is Used and Discarded Books, a new series of paintings by Ephraim Rubenstein. These biblio-portraits breathe grace and beauty into books that have seen better days. Here the value transcends the monetary, and the seemingly unsteady, teetering piles mirror the...