Cosmos and Chaos
Published on 30. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
92 pages
978-1-910133-17-0 (ISBN)
Description
An art book colliding art and poetry on the theme of Cosmos and Chaos by the artist Yair Meshoulam. The topic is expanded by articles from friends to creativity, music, society and science
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910133-17-0 (9781910133170)
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Yair Meshoulam is a maker of beautiful and extraordinary paintings and installations, as well as a part-time guitarist, and self-proclaimed 'King of Wallpaper'. Born n Haifa in 1963, he has lived in London since 1966. He studied at The Royal College of Art (MA Painting 1986-88), and at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art (BFA 1982-5) where he won a scholarship from St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. He has been a professional artist since his training, currently with a studio in West Norwood. He has exhibited extensively in London, the UK and with the British Council in Berlin.The paintings are mainly on board and on paper, with maximum dimensions of 1 metre. The subject matter ranges from the mythological to the magical to the mystical but in a contemporary or timeless setting. The style is figurative from the imagination -surreal, symbolic, magic realist - label it how you will. The influences on his work range from Magritte to Matisse to Redon.