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Almost Alive

Hyperrealistic sculpture in art

Otto Letze Nicole Fritz

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English
Hirmer Verlag
28 May 2019
From the 1960s and 1970s onwards, different

sculptors became involved with a mode of

realism based on the physically lifelike

ap pearance of the human body. By deploying

traditional techniques of modelling, casting and

painting in order to recreate human figures they

follow different approaches towards a

contemporary form of figural realism.

The sculptures show how the way we see ou r

bodies has been subject to constant change. The publication presents artworks of all

important representatives of Hyperrealism. From the early pioneers like George Segal, Duane

Hanson and John DeAndrea this comprehensive

selection demonstrates how Hyperr ealistic

sculptures continuously developed up to the

current stars of the movement like Ron Mueck,

Sam Jinks, Evan Penny, Tony Matelli and Patricia

Piccinini.

Edited by:   ,
Imprint:   Hirmer Verlag
Country of Publication:   Germany
Dimensions:   Height: 270mm,  Width: 215mm, 
Weight:   780g
ISBN:   9783777431178
ISBN 10:   3777431176
Pages:   144
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Otto Letze is managing director of the Institute for Cultural Exchange in Tübingen, Germany. Nicole Fritz is director of the Kunsthalle Tübingen.

Reviews for Almost Alive: Hyperrealistic sculpture in art

Surveying the past fifty years of the hyperrealistic sculpture movement, the publication documents the first exhibition focusing on this sculptural genre's development. It is a record of thirty-four works by twenty-six artists. . . that are asking new questions, using new technologies, and evolving this idiom in the twenty-first century. . . . With its accessibility, organization, and currency of scholarship, this volume is highly recommended for both the average reader and for academics. -- ARLIS/NA Reviews


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