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From the Dust Jacket:
This lavish volume reveals the extraordinary world and precious objects and sculptures of Daniel Brush, a modern master whose work is unparalleled in contemporary art.
Brush's 30-year career includes early painting exhibitions, a period of seclusion and study, and intense immersion into the mysteries of gold.The resulting works include
delicate granulated-gold domes in the traditions of the ancient goldsmiths, jewel-encrusted objects of virtue and fantasy, and gold and steel sculptures, some only a few inches high. Mostly unseen until now, these
unique works are presented in 175 glorious color photographs made especially for this monograph.Also reproduced are paintings and drawings, as well as photographs of Brush's private studio. Insightful essays, often
incorporating Brush's own words, trace the artist's remarkable journey of visual discovery and enlightenment, and reveal a creative genius removed from the everyday. A retrospective exhibition of BrusWs work will be
on view at the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1998. Ralph Esmerian is an expert on gems and the history ofjewels, based in NewYork City.
Paul Theroux is an internationally renowned best-selling author who divides his time between Hawaii and Cape Cod. Donald Kuspit is a respected art critic, professor, and author, and contributing editor to
Art Forum and Sculpture. He lives in New York City David Bennett is director of international jewels for Sotheby's Europe, and chairman of Sotheby's Switzerland. |
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