Domestic scenes-the art of Ramiro Gomez - Couverture rigide

Weschler, Lawrence

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1419720694 ISBN 13 : 9781419720697

Editeur : Abrams, 2016

Synopsis

Rising young LA artist Ramiro Gomezborn in 1986 in San Bernardino, California, to undocumented Mexican immigrant parentsbridges the divide between the wealthy and their usually invisible domestic helpthe nannies, gardeners, housecleaners, and others who make their lifestyles possible. By inserting images of these workers into sly pastiches of iconic David Hockney paintings, subtly doctoring glossy magazine ads, and subversively slotting life-sized painted cardboard cut-outs into real-life situations, Gomez provides thought-provoking social commentary on class divides.In a deceptively gentle and entertaining essay, Lawrence Weschler engages with Gomez and his work, teasing out threads of meaning and feeling. Its a fascinating journey for anyone troubled by questions of social equity, the chasms between cultures and classes, and the purposes and possibilities of art.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

LA-born Lawrence Weschler is the award-winning author of Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees (about Robert Irwin), True to Life (about David Hockney), Mr. Wilsons Cabinet of Wonders, and Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences, among many others. He lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abrams
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1419720694
• ISBN 13: 9781419720697
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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