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The art of encaustic painting : contemporary expression in the ancient medium of pigmented wax / Joanne Mattera.

By:

Mattera, Joanne, (1948 -)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Watson-Guptill Publications , 2001.Description: 144 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780823002832

Subject(s):

Encausting painting -- -Technique

DDC classification:

751.46 MAT

LOC classification:

ND2480 .M38 2001

Summary: Encaustic is a waxed-based painting medium characterized by luminous color and a lush surface. It's an ancient art, dating as far back as Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, and today is enjoying a revival. Here is the first comprehensive guide available on mastering this beautiful yet demanding medium. In The Art of Encaustic Painting , readers will learn surefire ways to achieve vibrant color and create surfaces that look as light as a wash or as densely textured as impasto. They will see how to produce effects from abstract to figurative to minimal. Finally, they will discover dozens of clear, step-by-step directions detailing how to use these various encaustic techniques in their own art. This reference also includes 200 attractive full-color photographs of the author's own work, as well as examples by such premier encaustic artists as Jasper Johns, Arthur Dove, and Nancy Graves.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	751.46 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003729

Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index.

Encaustic is a waxed-based painting medium characterized by luminous color and a lush surface. It's an ancient art, dating as far back as Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, and today is enjoying a revival. Here is the first comprehensive guide available on mastering this beautiful yet demanding medium. In The Art of Encaustic Painting , readers will learn surefire ways to achieve vibrant color and create surfaces that look as light as a wash or as densely textured as impasto. They will see how to produce effects from abstract to figurative to minimal. Finally, they will discover dozens of clear, step-by-step directions detailing how to use these various encaustic techniques in their own art. This reference also includes 200 attractive full-color photographs of the author's own work, as well as examples by such premier encaustic artists as Jasper Johns, Arthur Dove, and Nancy Graves.

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