Weight | 0.708 kg |
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Dimensions | 244 × 175 × 21 mm |
ISBN | 9781909399358 |
Cover | Hardback |
Publication Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Roads Publishing |
£9.00
Reservoir: Sketchbooks and Selected Works
Reservoir showcases Alice Mahers never-before-seen collection of sketchbooks and notebooks that span her entire career. These colourful, playful and evocative documents are placed alongside some of Mahers pivotal artworks, inviting the reader to examine how the artist drew from her reservoir of sketches, musings and ideas to form the cornerstones of her renowned artistic career, and to examine the complex relationship between inspiration and nished pieces. Beautifully crafted and designed with a full and innovative engagement with the material, Reservoir draws from Alice Mahers famed body of work to become a work of art in itself.
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