Ann Craven: Animals, Birds, Flowers, Moons

Ann Craven (born 1972) creates mediated images by combining and reprising painterly motifs, featuring animals, birds, flowers, and moons. She references herself in her art historical lineage, mimicking the tripartite structure of her exhibition. The book is divided into three parts, each paired with one of three texts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 108 pages
Publication date: 13 July 2021
Publisher: Karma

Ann Craven, a visionary artist born in 1972, skillfully weaves together a captivating tapestry of painterly motifs, seamlessly merging and reimagining source photographs, historical artworks, and her own vibrant paintings. Through this intricate process, she crafts mediated images that teem with layers of referentiality, akin to a vibrant collage of her most cherished curios. Peacocks gracefully display their resplendent plumage, birds gracefully perch upon branches, and a trio of horses strike a pose that exudes a sense of timeless elegance. Through these acts of artistic creation and recreation, Craven assumes the roles of both master and copyist, seamlessly incorporating self-references into her artistic lineage. Her motifs, encompassing a diverse range of animals, birds, flowers, and moons, reverberate with a longing to repeat, reencounter, and relive the essence of nature's beauty. Consistent with this iterative process, Craven's paintings are replicated in triplicate throughout this fully illustrated catalog, mimicking the tripartite structure of her captivating exhibition titled "Animals, Birds, Flowers, Moons." The book is thoughtfully divided into three parts, each accompanied by one of three thought-provoking texts. These include two newly commissioned essays by Durga Chew-Bose and Keith Mayerson, as well as a 2021 interview between Craven and Lois Dodd, which provides further insights into her artistic journey and creative process.

Weight: 1188g
Dimension: 288 x 290 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781949172607