Screen LibraryThe many faces of Jonathan Yeo /
Jonathan Yeo (born 1970) is one of Britain's best-known portrait painters. Over more than a decade, he has gained an international reputation for painting some of the most famous faces of our age: Nicole Kidman, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Fry, Damien Hirst, Sienna Miller, Rupert Murdo...
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Art Books Publishing Ltd,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Jonathan Yeo (born 1970) is one of Britain's best-known portrait painters. Over more than a decade, he has gained an international reputation for painting some of the most famous faces of our age: Nicole Kidman, Dennis Hopper, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Fry, Damien Hirst, Sienna Miller, Rupert Murdoch, Grayson Perry, Tony Blair and Prince Philip are just a selection of the many household names who have sat for Yeo. Renowned for his distinctive, highly figurative canvases and controversial collages, he employs a range of media and techniques to create a diverse body of work that expands the tradit |
| Item Description: | Published to coincide with the exhibition 'Jonathan Yeo Portraits' at the National Portrait Gallery, London, held on September 11, 2013-January 4, 2014--Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | 240 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 239) and index. |
| ISBN: |
190897009X 9781908970091 |
| Index Number: | ND497 |
| CLC: | J231(561) |
| Call Number: | J231(561)/M295 |
| Contents: | What is a protrait? / Damien Hirst -- The index of identity / Martin Gayford -- Portrait of the artist then and now / Giles Coren -- Home truths -- Image and power -- Cut and paste -- Ideal beauty -- Art and artifice -- Under the skin of Jonathan Yeo : an interview / Sarah Howgate. |