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Paula Rego : behind the scenes / John McEwen.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Phaidon, 2008Description: 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0714848069
  • 9780714848068
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part 1: In the playroom -- Part 2: Telling tales -- Part 3: Metamorphosis -- Part 4: Scene setting.
Summary: This volume is the first to explore Rego's working practice. When she took on her own studio in 1994, the increased space and freedom had a dramatic impact not only on her final works but also on her preparations, models, method and technique. Not only was she free to begin using live models, but she also began to create handmade models of wild and imaginary creatures that frequently appear in her work. The pieces are sometimes made by Paula but more often by her friends and family, including the sculptor Ron Mueck. In addition to unseen views of the stage sets and models that Paula builds, this book contains many previously unpublished images of the artist at work, her models and her preparatory drawings and studies, providing a behind-the-scenes view of some of her finest works.

Bibliography: page 213. - Includes indexes.

Part 1: In the playroom -- Part 2: Telling tales -- Part 3: Metamorphosis -- Part 4: Scene setting.

This volume is the first to explore Rego's working practice. When she took on her own studio in 1994, the increased space and freedom had a dramatic impact not only on her final works but also on her preparations, models, method and technique. Not only was she free to begin using live models, but she also began to create handmade models of wild and imaginary creatures that frequently appear in her work. The pieces are sometimes made by Paula but more often by her friends and family, including the sculptor Ron Mueck. In addition to unseen views of the stage sets and models that Paula builds, this book contains many previously unpublished images of the artist at work, her models and her preparatory drawings and studies, providing a behind-the-scenes view of some of her finest works.