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OverviewBerlin-based artist Matt Saunders has in recent years captured the art worldOCOs eye with a striking series of hybrid images and animated films produced using techniques from both photography and painting. Using movie stars such as German actress Hertha Thiele and British actor Patrick McGoohan as subjects, Saunders recasts historical film and television images into new discourses about portraiture, iconography, and spectatorship.a Matt Saunders: Parallel Plot is both an artistOCOs book and a catalog that documents and reflects on a 2010 exhibition held at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. Reproducing the stunning artwork from that show, the book also includes two conversations between Saunders and artist Josiah McElheny and an essay by experimental film scholar Bruce Jenkins that tackles the relationship among painting, photography, and film, as well as the dynamics of SaundersOCOs iconography. Offering insight into SaundersOCOs sophisticated working methods, this book is an evocative introduction to the work of this intriguing artist and the intertwined histories of film and photography. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matt SaundersPublisher: University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 9780226042916ISBN 10: 022604291 Pages: 153 Publication Date: 30 June 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMatt Saunders is a visiting lecturer in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |