Epilonian Books

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Description

Edition Brusberg Berlin, Published 2004. Paperback, 63 pp.; 24 cm; text primarily in German, with some passages in English and Italian; illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs.

Condition & notes

In Very Good condition. Vivid red matte paper covers with mild bumping to edges and mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked.Catalogue for the exhibition "bella figura: 5 Maler unter 50" (Five Young Positions in Figurative Painting), held May 8 to July 3, 2004 at Galerie Brusberg Berlin. Number 31 in the Kabinettdruck series published by Edition Brusberg; edition of 2,000 copies. Catalog edited by Dieter Brusberg. Each of the five painters is given a biographical chronology and a substantial sequence of full-color reproductions. The artists and their sections are: 1. Fausto Faini (born 1955, Florence, lives and works in Berlin), "Traume" (Dreams) -- dreamlike, luminous figurative paintings; 2. Mark Shields (born 1963, Belfast), "Mythen" (Myths) -- figurative work with a strong sense of place and atmosphere; 3. Stephen Conroy (born 1964), "Manner" (Men) -- brooding, psychologically charged paintings of suited male figures in austere geometric settings; 4. Tim Doud (born 1971), "Modelle" (Models) -- bold, richly colored female portraiture; 5. Mathias Roloff (born 1979), "ein Debut" -- the youngest of the five, making his debut at Galerie Brusberg.Contents: Fausto Faini -- Traume (pp. 5-20); Mark Shields -- Mythen (pp. 21-34); Stephen Conroy -- Manner (pp. 35-44); Tim Doud -- Modelle (pp. 45-56); Mathias Roloff -- ein Debut (pp. 57-63); Impressum (p. 64).