Firelei Báez
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Author: Baez, Firelei
Firelei Báez draws on the disciplines of anthropology, geography, folklore, fantasy, science fiction and social history to unsettle categories of race, gender and nationality in her artistic practice. Her exuberant paintings feature complex and layered uses of pattern, motifs and saturated hues. This lushly illustrated book offers audiences an opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of Báez’s complex body of work, cementing her as one of today's most important artists.Partly inspired by artists’ sketchbooks, the monograph includes full-spread reproductions of the artist’s preparatory sketches alongside annotations, source images and close-up details of her artworks. Numerous scholars contribute thoughtful, reverent texts, weighing in on Báez’s indelible mark on the contemporary art landscape.
ISBN 9781636811253. DelMonico Books/Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. hb. 200 pages. 129 colour ills. 29.8 x 23.5 cm.
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Firelei Báez draws on the disciplines of anthropology, geography, folklore, fantasy, science fiction and social history to unsettle categories of race, gender and nationality in her artistic practice. Her exuberant paintings feature complex and layered uses of pattern, motifs and saturated hues. This lushly illustrated book offers audiences an opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of Báez’s complex body of work, cementing her as one of today's most important artists.Partly inspired by artists’ sketchbooks, the monograph includes full-spread reproductions of the artist’s preparatory sketches alongside annotations, source images and close-up details of her artworks. Numerous scholars contribute thoughtful, reverent texts, weighing in on Báez’s indelible mark on the contemporary art landscape.
ISBN 9781636811253. DelMonico Books/Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. hb. 200 pages. 129 colour ills. 29.8 x 23.5 cm.
available