{"product_id":"rod-penner-paintings-1987-2022-hardcover","title":"Rod Penner: Paintings, 1987-2022 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRod Penner\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eDavid Anfam\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eTerrie Sultan\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRod Penner infuses his photorealistic paintings of the American southwest with a cinematic quality in the first major monograph on this contemporary realist artist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe abandoned and forgotten landscapes of rural southwestern towns are the favored subjects of \u003cb\u003eRod Penner's\u003c\/b\u003e paintings. His deft use of contrasts in his images--despondency and hope, isolation and nostalgia--evokes memories of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e and elicits complex responses from viewers. \"I'm interested in the look of things and the quality of being there,\" he says. \"A moment that is completely frozen with all the variety of textures; rust on poles, crumbling asphalt, light hitting the grass.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenner's works are based on his photographs, digital video stills, and his experience of the rural landscapes of Texas and New Mexico. He depicts desolate, often deserted locations, the character of old houses and abandoned buildings, weather, and unique geography. His chosen scenes are infused with a cinematic quality that is the result of the exquisite light that he captures with his meticulous process. \"The finished paintings should evoke contrasting responses of melancholy and warmth, desolation and serenity,\" he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenner's hyperrealistic technique meticulously records both the iconic imagery and the beauty in the ashes of these once-prosperous streets and nighborhoods that still endure. The incredible poignant scenes evoke a universalism, a collective experience seen through the lens of Americana. \"You won't find any hidden or overt socio-political meaning in my work and at the same time I hope that by utilizing what I find in the American landscape I'm able to connect to viewers on a deeper psychological level.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Anfam\u003c\/b\u003e was a curator, writer, and authority on modern American art. He was the senior consulting curator at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, and the director of its Research Center. His publications include \u003ci\u003eAbstract Expressionism\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), the catalogue raisonné \u003ci\u003eMark Rothko: Works on Canvas\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and studies on Anish Kapoor, Edward Kienholz, and Wayne Thiebaud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerrie Sultan\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent curator, cultural consultant, and Principal Museum Strategist for Art Museum Strategies at Hudson Ferris, a boutique consulting firm based in New York City. She is the former director of the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, as well as The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Meisel\u003c\/b\u003e is an American author, art collector, and dealer, as well as a proponent of the Photorealist art movement. He has contributed to several volumes documenting the genre, numerous monographs, and he continues to organize international museum exhibitions for leading Photorealist art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 12.3 x 11.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332583723245,"sku":"9781732986442","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/lVSvOEVCwP9781732986442.webp?v=1784964726","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/rod-penner-paintings-1987-2022-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}