Overview

A remarkable collection of artworks that shine a light on the city’s grand edifices, quirky nooks, hidden quarters and modern architecture with equal affection and pride. From cotton mills – for this city was once the centre of textile manufacture – to classical composers and the successful careers of the Gallagher brothers, this is a city with a rich and diverse history. It’s university, where Ernest Rutherford first split the atom in 1917, and established at the birth of modernity as we know it, features many 19th-century buildings and since 2004 been the largest single-site university in the UK – hosting both the Victoria University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. In their work, over 50 local artists portray the Gothic grandeur of Manchester cathedral, it’s many and varied railway stations, and the breathtaking architecture of the Royal Exchange Theatre, the city’s former cotton exchange. This book is a tribute to Manchester, a city famous for its creative and commercial exports, whose extensive canal network and dense urban landscape helped solidify its position as the world's first industrial city. The Manchester Art Book offers a new perspective on the city, through the eyes of the local artists it continues to inspire.

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Amazing and thought provoking images from 58 incredible artists, proving that Birmingham really is at the centre of it all! -- Josie Lawrence The Birmingham Art Book is a visual feast of historic and futuristic beauty, created by local artists who live within the heart of this bustling, vibrant city. -- Toyah Willcox The artists who are inspired by the city of my birth light up its architecture, its sensations, its spirit and its multiculturalism, in the most creative and imaginative ways. It is our artists that make our city shine so brightly in the universe. You have to love them. This book loves them. -- Benjamin Zephaniah This book shows a unique view of Birmingham, a city that still holds a substantial bit of my heart. -- Dame Julie Walters This is like being given a pair of magic spectacles through which you can see Birmingham's unusual, oft hidden, oft unappreciated beauty, more clearly and more exhilarating than you ever did before. -- Frank Skinner We are a city that's quietly understated yet brilliant! If you want to know about it, stand and stare, you'll know why so many still want to live here. -- Ruby Turner I am proud to be associated with a city that can produce such stunning, artistic creations and in such numbers - remarkable. -- Jasper Carrott

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Emma Bennett is the editor of the city art book series. She is a collage artist, creating vibrant intricate hand-cut collage pictures using minute details. Her fascination with design and recycling leads to beautiful collages, as in the cover of this lovely book.

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