Arthur Carter

Hardback

Main Details

Title Arthur Carter
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles A. Riley
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 262,Width 218
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
Drawing and drawings
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9781419704529
ClassificationsDewey:741.973
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Abrams
Imprint Abrams
Publication Date 1 November 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

Arthur Carter's metal sculpture is a form of drawing in space, and so it is not surprising that analytical, exploratory drawing is the foundation of his practice as an artist. Arthur Carter: Studies for Construction reproduces more than 200 of his drawings, which reveal the attention to interval and rhythm of the trained classical musician that he is. Carter, who has spent much of his life in the upper reaches of finance and journalism, is an artist whose sense of reality is deeply grounded in the lyrical abstractions of geometry: "Only squares and circles, lines and ellipses," he says, "can elegantly explain and simplify the complex meaning of life." Art historian and journalist Charles A. Riley offers a compelling portrait of Carter's mind and hand at work.

Author Biography

Arthur Carter is an artist and the subject of Abrams' Arthur Carter: Sculptures, Paintings, and Drawings. Charles A. Riley is an art historian, journalist, and entrepreneur. He is the author of Color Codes, Saints of Modern Art, and The Jazz Age in France.