2011 1st Edition Art Book, "Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial", by Eugene W. Metcalf, Joanne Cubbs

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Offered is a smashing monograph art book, "Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial", a book that serves as a … Read more Offered is a smashing monograph art book, "Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial", a book that serves as a survey of the self-taught African American artist Thornton Dial's work, featuring large-scale paintings, drawings, and sculptures made from found objects. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition, the book explores Dial's unique perspective on contemporary social and political issues like race, poverty, 9/11, and the Iraq War, informed by his life growing up and working in the American South. The publication includes commentary from art historians and critics and highlights the powerful, complex style of an artist who uses everyday materials to address profound human experiences. Hardcover, dust jacket, black cloth with metallic embossed red title. We've sampled many of the images above and hope you enjoy.
ISBN: 9783791350585
Published: 2011
Publisher: Prestel Gmbh & Co KG.
11.5" wide, 12.25" tall, 1.25" deep, weighs approximately 2 lbs

From the exhibition:
Celebrating Thorton Dial's contributions to American art, this book surveys the career of one of our most original contemporary artists, whose epic work tackles the most compelling social and political issues of our time. Born in poverty in Alabama, Dial has lived his entire life in the American South, and his art, informed by decades of struggle as a black working-class man, reveals a unique perspective on America's most difficult and pervasive challenges, such as its long history of race and class conflict, the war in Iraq, and the 9/11 tragedy. This monograph includes reproductions of 70 of Dial's large-scale paintings, drawings and found object sculptures spanning twenty years of his artistic career. Drawing inspiration from the rich symbolic world of the black rural South and with no formal education, Dial has developed a truly distinctive and original style. Incorporating salvaged objects in his work-from plastic grave flowers and children's toys to cow skulls and goat carcasses-he creates highly charged assemblages combined with turbulent fields of expressionistic painting. With commentary from historian David Driskell, cultural critic Greg Tate, and art historian Joanne Cubbs, this volume brings long-overdue recognition to Dial's remarkable career and offers audiences an unprecedented look into the creative world of this important artist. See less