James Lavadour
Landscapes
Vicki Halper(Author)
University of Washington Press
Published on 1. October 2001
Book
Hardback
80 pages
978-0-295-98176-5 (ISBN)
Description
Native American artist James Lavadour paints expansive, gestural landscapes inspired by the Blue Mountains that surround his home on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Eastern Oregon. His aim is to create paintings that do not mimic the landscape, but instead embody the same energy as the geologic formations he knows intimately - their erosion patterns, textural rhythm, and dimensional mass. Lavadour has stated, "I can see now in my life that it is attainable for a brief moment of existence in this world to create a work of art that is truly a shining, transcendental thing, that is sustaining, that gives energy." This publication discusses Lavadour's life and philosophy as they relate to his artistic development and includes extensive quotations from recent interviews with the author.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
51 illustrations, 41 in colour, bibliox.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 245 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-295-98176-5 (9780295981765)
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Schweitzer Classification