Paul Winstanley: Art School
- British artist Paul Winstanley – known for his evocative paintings and prints of deserted spaces – has turned to photography to document over 50 art school studios across the UK
- The 240 photographs of deserted studios in this volume combine to form their own abstract space
- A critical essay and artist interview, both by professors of fine art, contextualise Winstanley's resonant photographs
Filled with photographs of unpopulated studios, Paul Winstanley’s exploration of British art schools highlights their importance at a time when the art school system’s existence is more fraught than ever.
For this series, Winstanley (b.1954) photographed undergraduate studio spaces in more than 50 art colleges across the United Kingdom over the summers of 2011 and 2012. These rough-and-ready, nearly neutral spaces are photographed as found; empty in the period between school years.
Collectively, the works highlight the abstraction of the interiors with their temporary white walls, paint stains, neutral floors and open spaces. Photographed in this manner, their sterile nature is juxtaposed with their intended purpose of fostering intense creativity for a future generation of artists.
Over 200 full-colour illustrations – which combine images from various schools to form their own abstract space – are accompanied by writings from two professors of fine art: a text by Jon Thompson and an interview with the artist by Maria Fusco.
To commemorate the publication, Winstanley created a limited-edition digital print from the Art School series. Each edition is hand-finished by the artist and contained within a custom-made slipcase containing a signed copy of the book.
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse
- ISBN
- 9781905464784
- Published
- 21st Jul 2022
- Binding
- Hardback
- Territory
- World excluding USA & Canada
- Size
- 276 mm x 225 mm
- Pages
- 288 Pages
- Illustrations
- 240 color
Distributed by ACC Art Books
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