Told & Foretold: The Cup in the Art of Samuel Bak

by Lawrence L. Langer

Book Overview

In his latest series of paintings featuring images of cups, Samuel Bak proves once again that he is a master of the collapsing visual metaphor. His images do not vanish from the canvas, but they lose their integrity, groping for a form that will enable them to retain some semblance of their original shapes. Often set against a background of mountainous or other natural terrain, these damaged images offer a disturbing contrast to the indifference...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879985284
• ISBN13: 9781879985285
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Pucker Art Publications
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 11.3"