Facebook X YouTube Instagram TikTok NetGalley

Brian Rice (Hardback)

Paintings 1952-2016

Hobbies & Lifestyle > Art

Imprint: Sansom & Company
Pages: 312
Illustrations: full colour illustrations
ISBN: 9781908326966
Published: 1st August 2016

Usually available in 6-8 weeks.

in_stock

£45.00


You'll be £45.00 closer to your next £10.00 credit when you purchase Brian Rice. What's this?
+£4.99 UK Delivery or free UK delivery if order is over £40
(click here for international delivery rates)

Need a currency converter? Check XE.com for live rates



 This book, published on the 80th birthday of the distinguished British artist Brian Rice, catalogues all his paintings made over his long career.

 

In the 1960s, Rice was at the heart of the London art scene, producing some of the era’s most groundbreaking paintings. As part of the crowd around the Royal College of Art that included David Hockney, Peter Blake, Joe Tilson, Allen Jones and Derek Boshier, he mingled with fashion designers, rock musicians and models. Film director Michelangelo Antonioni interviewed him when researching the background for Blow Up. His works were part of the fabric of the times and appeared in many TV commercials, fashion shoots and set designs.

 

In the mid-1970s, Rice left the glamour of London and retreated to his roots in the West Country. He became a sheep farmer in Dorset and taught part-time at Brighton College of Art (now University of Brighton). Working the land he discovered Bronze Age archaeological remains and these inspired a new artistic direction, focused on the landscape and ancient traces of habitation. Life and art merged in the 1980s when he sold his farm and bought a dilapidated fifteenth-century house, which he set about restoring over the next 35 years. This commitment led to an artistic resurgence that saw him produce mature work with a deep connection to nature and the sense of place.

The paintings are introduced by art critic Andrew Lambirth, whose essay sets Rice’s work in context and traces its development over more than 60 years.  

There are no reviews for this book. Register or Login now and you can be the first to post a review!

Other titles in Sansom & Company...