Carole A. Feuerman: 50 Years of Looking Good
Carole A. Feuerman: 50 Years of Looking Good
This is a signed copy.
Carole A. Feuerman: Fifty Years of Looking Good
Edited by John T. Spike
Hardback, approx. 192 pages, 119 color illustrations 24 Å~ 30 cm (9. Å~ 11. in)
978-3-85881-844-7 English
ART
JANUARY 2020 (Europe)
MARCH 2020 (US)
The most comprehensive monograph to date on major American artist Carole A. Feuerman, a pioneer of hyperrealism in sculpture lavishly illustrated and covering Feuerman’s entire career spanning five decades, featuring more than 200 works Carole A. Feuerman is celebrated as a pioneer and one of America’s major pioneers of Hyperrealism in sculpture, alongside Duane Hanson and John De Andrea. Born 1945 and educated in New York and Philadelphia, she began as an illustrator before turning to sculpture in the 1970s, soon gaining much recognition and early success. Her work has been displayed in many group shows and solo exhibitions at private galleries and public museums, as well as at major art fairs, in America, Europe, and Asia. Over five decades, Feuerman has created visual manifestations of stories telling of strength, survival, and balance. Her subject matter is the human figure, most often a woman in an introspective moment of exuberant self-consciousness shaded by erotic lassitude. Feuerman’s works represent a female state of mind rather than an alluring body meant to attract the male gaze. They suggest that women look at themselves differently from men looking at them, that a woman is more innately creative than a man. This book is the most comprehensive survey of Feuerman’s oeuvre to date. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout, it demonstrates the variety of materials and media she uses and highlights the specific qualities of her figures.
John T. Spike is an American-born distinguished art historian, curator, author and lecturer specializing in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art, and an eminent critic of contemporary art. Additional essays by John Yau and Claudia Moscovici.
By purchasing this book, you are supporting the Carole Feuerman foundation and its mission of promoting deserving artists across the globe.
About the Author
The changes and transitions that take place within an artist’s life are worth documenting. I was fortunate enough to have these changes preserved, so that I can look back on my artistic journey in awe. The monograph has become synonymous with the study of an artist’s life along with his or her oeuvre. Book publishers use the term “artist monograph” to indicate books dealing with a single artist, as opposed to broader surveys of art subjects.
When a book is published about an artist, it leaves a legacy, a lasting account of my story and my life’s work. The writers established the artists’ work in a historical context. Future generations will be able to read about me and see photos of my work. It will remain in libraries, universities, and museums as a reference tool. If nothing else, this monograph will outlive me, and have my work transcend the limitations of time and space.Carole A. Feuerman is recognized as one of the world’s most renowned, influential, and popular hyperrealist sculptors. Her prolific career spans five decades in which she has pioneered new approaches to sculpture. her career is highlighted by iconic figurative works of swimmers and dancers, such as ‘Survival of Serena’ and ‘The Golden Mean’. She has taught, lectured, and given workshops at the Metropolitan Museum and the Solomon Guggenheim Museum of Art.
In 2011 she founded the Carole A. Feuerman Sculpture Foundation. Her artworks are in the permanent collections of eighteen museums and ar4e owned by the cities of Peekskill New York and Sunnyvale California. Her public works have been displayed across the globe. She lives and works in New York City and the wife of Ron Cohen and the mother of Lauren Leahy, Sari Gibson, and Craig Feuerman. She is the grandmother of Hannah Leahy, Sam Leahy, Isla Feuerman, kai Feuerman, and her two step grandchildren Waverly and Luna Dantus.
