At once conceptual and decorative, Barbara Takenaga's swirling, patterned paintings have been called "psychedelic" and "cosmic." Takenaga's approach to painting is both highly structured and disciplined. In this collection of seventy paintings, the evolution of Takenaga's celestial bodies and ecstatic compositions is traced over a 20-year period. The luminous reproductions allow readers to study her intricacies of form and color. The book includes an essay that examines Takenaga's work in relation to historic precedents and current aesthetic developments; a brief consideration of Takenaga's career by novelist Jim Shepard; and a poem by Geoffrey Young.
- ISBN10 379135700X
- ISBN13 9783791357003
- Publish Date 25 September 2017
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 May 2024
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Prestel
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9783791357003