http://www.ashgate.com The latest publications from Ashgate Publishing Ltd en-gb Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:27 GMT @copyright Ashgate Publishing Ltd http://www.ashgate.com/ 15 http://www.ashgate.com/ http://www.ashgate.com/images/ashgate_logo.gif Ori Gersht's artistic practice bridges a history that is full of traumas, whether it is the scars left on the sunlit yet war-torn buildings in Sarajevo, the white noise of his train journey to Auschwitz, or the clearing of trees in a forest that once stood witness to mass murder in the Ukraine. Not only pushing the photographic camera to the limits of what it can record, but also working in innovative ways with film and video, Gersht's aesthetic reflects both a highly researched and an instinctive approach to his choice of media. This richly illustrated book, the first comprehensive survey of Ori Gersht's work, presents the best of his achingly beautiful photographs and videos, exploring how he intertwines sheer spectacles of painterly and narrative imagery with personal and collective memory, metaphysical journeys, contextualized spaces, and the history of art and photography. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=23887&title_id=19037&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=23887&title_id=19037&calctitle=1 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Al Miner, with contributions by Ronni Baer, Ori Gersht and Yoav Rinon Despite his militant atheism, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) exploited the symbols of Christianity, especially the Crucifixion and the Pope, throughout his career. Rina Arya explains how the artist redeployed religious iconography both to show Christianity's untenability in the modern age and to convey an experience of the human condition, specifically animalism and mortality. Placing the work within the context of post-war philosophical preoccupations with the death of God, this refreshingly original book marks a new approach to appreciating the work of one of the leading artists of the 20th century. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=9509&title_id=9226&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=9509&title_id=9226&calctitle=1 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Rina Arya A tumultuous period in history, the late Byzantine era bore witness to bloody power struggles that dramatically changed the geographical, political and social landscape of a region and its people. Among the many shifts during this time of flux was the switch of major artistic production from Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, to Candia, the capital of Venetian-occupied Crete. Exploring the life and work of Angelos Akotantos, the most significant artist active in Venetian Crete, The Hand of Angelos provides groundbreaking insights into a key figure and the period in which he worked. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=10249&title_id=9939&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=10249&title_id=9939&calctitle=1 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Edited by Maria Vassilaki with essays by Angeliki Laiou, Chryssa Maltezou, David Jacoby, Robin Cormack, Maria Kazanaki-Lappa and Nano Chatzidaki. Kathleen Ashley and Marilyn Deegan capture the experience of the medieval pilgrim through an examination of art, historical and social contexts as well as themes related to pilgrimage such as music, legend and ritual. The book is copiously illustrated with new photographs by Marilyn Deegan showcasing the visual legacy of the medieval pilgrimage experience in sculpture, painting and architecture. Interwoven in the narrative text are original sources bringing to us the voice of these men and women who set out on what was then an epic journey. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8157&title_id=7929&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8157&title_id=7929&calctitle=1 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Kathleen Ashley and Marilyn Deegan Forced Journeys is a study of artists in exile in Britain between 1933 and 1945. It deals with those artists mostly of German and Austrian descent who fled Nazi persecution, and comprises paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics and posters by artists such as Kurt Schwitters, Jankel Adler, Hans Feibusch, Hans Schleger and Else and Ludwig Meidner. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=9455&title_id=9173&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=9455&title_id=9173&calctitle=1 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Shulamith Behr, Jonathan Black, Rachel Dickson, Sander L. Gilman, Fran Lloyd, Sarah MacDougall, Ulrike Smalley, Jutta Vincent The Crusades, which began as expeditions called by the Pope to regain the Holy Land and liberate the oppressed Christians living there, were one of the most important and recognizable features of the European Middle Ages. One of the least known aspects of the Crusades is the art that was commissioned by the Crusaders in the Holy Land from the time they took Jerusalem in July 1099 to the time they were pushed into the sea by the Mamluks in 1291. This book tells the fascinating story of Crusader art, focusing for the first time on Crusader painting (manuscript illumination, frescoes, mosaics and icon painting) as providing the most significant continuous surviving evidence for the development of Crusader art. Essential reading for scholars, students and enthusiasts alike. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8303&title_id=8066&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=8303&title_id=8066&calctitle=1 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Jaroslav Folda, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA This book looks at the relationship between traditional icon painting and the art of the Russian avant-garde. Although artists repudiated their heritage in line with the political and social climate their work shows unmistakable influence of iconic paintings. Important artists such as Malevich and Tatlin are considered and their oeuvre examined to identify the stylistic borrowing from icons. It includes a history of the avant-garde in Russia, the psychology between 1917 and the 1950s and the impact of the spirituality of Russian orthodoxy. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7837&title_id=7620&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7837&title_id=7620&calctitle=1 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Andrew Spira Lines from an Artistic Life is the first book to explore the drawings of eminent Indian artist K M Adimoolam (born 1938), well known in India and internationally for his meticulous pen-and-ink drawings on subjects ranging from realistic portraits of Mahatma Gandhi to idealised portrayals of Indian Kings and warriors, and semi-abstract depictions of Hindu gods informed by Cubism. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7991&title_id=7770&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7991&title_id=7770&calctitle=1 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Krishen Khanna, Aditi De, Jehangir Sabavala An Unreasoned Act of Being is an account of the life and career of Himmat Shah. Shah was a major sculptor and draughtsman of twentieth-century India. He was born in 1933 and rejected traditional schooling, opting instead to train at art school. He spent time in Paris discovering the canon of western art but also founded Group 1890, established to promote a form of Indian art distinct from the western schools. The most recognizable of his work is the series of heads sculpted in bronze and terracotta. As emblems of masculinity they appear totemic and phallic. He uses printmaking techniques to score the surfaces of these pieces. This book looks in depth at his life and work, along with stylistic aspects and technique. It offers an account of a seminal Indian artist. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7858&title_id=7641&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7858&title_id=7641&calctitle=1 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT Gayatri Sinha Iranna G.R. (b.1970) has been an artist for about 10 years. He has won many awards and has held several one-man shows in India. Participation in international exhibitions has raised his profile outside his native country. Iranna studied at a time when there was major upheaval in the economy and class system. The frictions that arose from these changes plays an important role in his work. Ranjit Hoskote has written a meditation on Iranna's life and artistic career. He looks at influences on the artist, particularly of a spiritual nature and demonstrates how events in Iranna's life had an impact on his art. The Dancer on the Horse refers to a self-portrait of that name and seems to Hoskote to provide a neat metaphor for the balancing act between the inner privacy and the outer exhibition of a painting. /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7625&title_id=7414&calctitle=1 /default.aspx?page=643&edition_id=7625&title_id=7414&calctitle=1 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT Ranjit Hoskote