Bill Henson
Henson, Bill, 1955-2017
Book
His powerful and edgy images approach the painterly and the cinematic, bringing formal and classical qualities to the gritty, casual dramas of the everyday. This publication presents a selection of images, compiled by the artist, that range from sublime landscapes and nudes to classical sculpture shown in museum settings, all heightened by the velvet-like blackness of the shadows and the striking use of chiaroscuro to selectively obscure and reveal form. Henson's nudes portray his subjects as self-contained, focused on internal reveries; his landscapes are photographed at twilight, underscoring the transitional mood of the moment; and his museum images juxtapose graceful marble statues against the transfixed visitors observing them. Beautiful, enigmatic and unforgettable, Henson's images enliven our own sense of being.
Main title:
Bill Henson / Michael Heyward.
Author:
Henson, Bill, 1955-, photographerHeyward, Michael, 1959-, authorNational Gallery of Victoria, issuing bodyArt Gallery of Western Australia, host institution
Work:
Imprint:
Melbourne, Vic. National Gallery of Victoria, 2017.
Collation:
75 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Catalogue of an exhibition held at NGV International, Melbourne, 10 March - 27 August 2017 and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, 16 September - 11 December 2017.
Contents:
Foreword -- Twenty-one metamorphoses for Bill Henson / Michael Heyward -- List of illustrations -- Bill Henson: exhibition checklist.
Exhibitions:
Catalogue of an exhibition held at NGV International, Melbourne, 10 March - 27 August 2017 and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, 16 September - 11 December 2017
ISBN:
9781925432367
Dewey class:
779.092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
328582