John DeAndrea - Grace
| Author | C. Millet; J. DeAndrea; E. Eldridge |
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| Publisher | Les Presses Du Reel |
| ISBN | 9782378963958 |
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"Letʼs be honest: we are all still captivated once, the first time that we chance upon a hyperrealist sculpture in an exhibition. Even a frequent visitor to contemporary art galleries and museums may have experienced this mental jolt when spotting from a distance a tourist in a gaudy shirt by Duane Hanson or a stark-naked young woman by John DeAndrea; the lifelike appearance of these characters, and their incongruity, have ruptured the peaceful atmosphere of the exhibition space. (…) The artist, who should be described as being as much a painter as a sculptor, has devoted hours and hours of work to the incredibly precise rendering of the skinʼs tone and transparency, down to the appearance of the most delicate vein or the tiniest mole, pimple or freckle. (…) It seems that these sculptures bring to the exhibition space all the reticence, concentration and libidinal indifference that prevails in an academic workshop, precisely where DeAndrea says he discovered his true vocation." Catherine Millet
| ills colour & bw, 23 x 31 cm, hb, French/English |
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