Kurt Jackson Sketchbooks, 9781848221550
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The paintings executed by Kurt Jackson (b.1961) do not reveal his day-to-day working practice. Behind his finished canvases are hundreds of sketchbooks borne out of his continual routine of making drawings, marks, notes, poems and scribbles. This book, newly available in paperback, examines the impo…

Kurt Jackson Sketchbooks

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    144 pages

  • Release Date

    14 January 2014

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Summary

The exhibited works of Kurt Jackson (b.1961) do not necessarily reveal his day-to-day working practice. Behind his finished canvases are hundreds of sketchbooks borne out of his continual routine of making drawings, marks, notes, poems and scribbles. This book examines the importance of the sketchbook to Jackson.For Jackson, sketchbooks are vital to the development and completion of his paintings. Often sketching while a painting evolves, the artist values each medium equally – the pages of h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781848221550
ISBN-10:184822155X
Author:Alan Livingston, Kurt Jackson
Publisher:Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:14 January 2014
Weight:757g
Dimensions:270mm x 228mm
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Critics Review

“A work of art in itself.” – St Ives Times & Echo

‘A work of art in itself’ St Ives Times & Echo ‘Forget all those ‘polite’ landscape paintings and let the great Kurt Jackson show you how to do it.’ The Independent

About The Author

Alan Livingston

Professor Alan Livingston CBE, DL, FCSD was Rector and Chief Executive of University College Falmouth from 1987 to 2009. He was appointed Visiting Professor in Visual Communication at the University of Ulster in 2011. Kurt Jackson is one of Britain’s leading painters. His work embraces an extensive range of materials and techniques including mixed media, large canvases, relief work, print making and sculpture.

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