Roy McMakin: When is a chair not a chair?
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847833577 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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"At once an architect and a furniture designer, this monograph proves McMakin above all an artist.Highly recommended reading." Curated"A dance between intellect and affect, his stunning 208-page monograph (with captivating contributions by is a Los Angeles-based artist, John Baldessari, Michael Darling, curator at the Seattle Art Museum, Lisa Eisner, photographer and cofounder of Greybull Press Michael, and Los Angeles–based writer and curator Ned Holte) captures Makin's attentiveness to the tempestuous nature of the human spirit-- in it's many forms." CuratedObject"Roy McMakin: When Is a Chair Not a Chair asks the right question about the work of the 53-year-old artist, furniture designer and architect. The answer: sometimes. Mr. McMakin, who lives in Seattle, makes furniture that is comfortable, yet bedevils the eye." New York Times"Thi
John Baldessari is a Los Angeles-based artist. Michael Ned Holte is a Los Angeles–based writer and curator. Michael Darling is a curator at the Seattle Art Museum. . Roy McMakin is an acclaimed artist and designer based in Seattle. Lisa Eisner is a photographer and cofounder of Greybull Press
His seemingly simple chairs, tables, dressers, and other furniture pieces at first appear childlike and often whimsical; upon closer inspection these pieces evoke contemporary art references as well as domestic archetypal forms. This long-awaited volume collects McMakin’s most important creations and commissions from his thirty-year career.. The long-anticipated comprehensive monograph on the art world’s most admired designer. Long a favorite among the art-world cognoscenti and tastemakers, McMakin’s creations seamlessly merge grandma’s furniture with modern design and contemporary art. Each piece of furniture, interior, or art installation is infused with rigor as well as humor through tweaked proportions, innately sculptural forms, and craftsmanship of the highest order. Roy McMakin is at once an artist, furniture designer, and architect
A Roy McMakin chair is never JUST a chair Roy McMakin is artist whose medium is furniture, architecture, interiors, and photography. He riffs on common objects and forms like a poet playing with words. At first glance a chair or dresser might appear commonplace, but then you notice something unexpected - the chair legs are slightly off kilter, or the dresser seems to be missing a knob. The longer you look, t. "love his art, not so much the book" according to Liz. I'm a fan of Roy McMakin, and this book was slightly disappointing to me. Just a bit sparse nice, full-color photos, but not what I had in mind for an art book.