Free Fall

Quilty, Ben
Free Fall

Free Fall

Quilty, Ben

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A stunning art book of Quilty's most recent collection of paintings from his series 'Free Fall'

'This series, titled "Free Fall", was heavily influenced by American realist George Bellows' early 20th-century boxing series. Where Bellows looked to boxing, the premier bloodsport of his age, Quilty has turned to the modern phenomenon of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). Looking back on Quilty's work in recent years, his ongoing exploration of heavily abstracted, tortured anatomies, perhaps it was inevitable these figures, or their kin, would end up in a fighting pit, aka the 'UFC Octagon'. Crucially, while studying Bellows, Quilty revisited the iconic images taken by photojournalist (and cousin) Andrew Quilty of the 2005 Cronulla riots. Here, the beach and the Octagon are corresponding zones, symbolically potent places steeped in friction, violence and ritual.' - from the Foreword by Milena Stojanovska

Author:   Quilty, Ben
Publisher:   Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN:  

9781761046834


Pages:   108
Publication Date:   15 February 2022
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
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A stunning art book of Quilty's most recent collection of paintings from his series 'Free Fall'

'This series, titled "Free Fall", was heavily influenced by American realist George Bellows' early 20th-century boxing series. Where Bellows looked to boxing, the premier bloodsport of his age, Quilty has turned to the modern phenomenon of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). Looking back on Quilty's work in recent years, his ongoing exploration of heavily abstracted, tortured anatomies, perhaps it was inevitable these figures, or their kin, would end up in a fighting pit, aka the 'UFC Octagon'. Crucially, while studying Bellows, Quilty revisited the iconic images taken by photojournalist (and cousin) Andrew Quilty of the 2005 Cronulla riots. Here, the beach and the Octagon are corresponding zones, symbolically potent places steeped in friction, violence and ritual.' - from the Foreword by Milena Stojanovska

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Author:   Quilty, Ben
Publisher:   Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN:  

9781761046834


Pages:   108
Publication Date:   15 February 2022
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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