Thaddeus Mosley
Published on 25. June 2020
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-949172-37-9 (ISBN)
Description
Long needed, the first full overview of American abstract sculptor Thad Mosley
Since 1959, the monumental, freestanding sculptures of Pittsburgh-based artist Thad Mosley (born 1926), crafted with reclaimed building materials and felled trees, have occupied the forefront of abstraction in American sculpture. This book surveys his career.
Since 1959, the monumental, freestanding sculptures of Pittsburgh-based artist Thad Mosley (born 1926), crafted with reclaimed building materials and felled trees, have occupied the forefront of abstraction in American sculpture. This book surveys his career.
Reviews / Votes
Wood lives,' writes poet Ed Roberson in one of the included essays. To be sure. And worked by Mosley's dexterous hands, it also sings. -- Albert Mobilio * Bookforum * While [Mosley's] oeuvre has rightly been read as an array of improvisations on archetypal modernist forms, his body of work deserves to be further explored with an eye toward its complex symbolism. -- Julia Friedman * Hyperallergic *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
199 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 184 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-949172-37-9 (9781949172379)
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