Dances Through Glass: A 25-Year Retrospective of Work by Photographer and Painter Polly Norman

Awards:   Commended for Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Arts (Art/Music/Photo)) 2014 Winner of Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Coffee Table Books) 2014
Author:   Polly Norman
Publisher:   A V A N T Circle Publishing
ISBN:  

9780989224505


Publication Date:   10 May 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Dances Through Glass: A 25-Year Retrospective of Work by Photographer and Painter Polly Norman


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  • Commended for Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Arts (Art/Music/Photo)) 2014
  • Winner of Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Coffee Table Books) 2014

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Polly Norman's elegant compilation of photographs represents 25 years of art making. Woven among these exquisite works she also shares her struggle with manic depression and passion for dance, an alchemy that inspired her to make remarkable images that dance. Using a process entirely of her own invention, Norman first photographs objects or scenes through architectural glass block in black and white. On select pieces she adds a second layer of photograms and may also paint the photo surface, adapting 19th century hand-coloring techniques. My art is filtered, shaped and bent through a unique type of glass. It is also filtered through a mind and soul that is at times tortured, says Norman in her introductory essay, Soaring and Crashing. Art historian and critic Bianca Sandino arranges Norman's works under the guise of three distinct dances: Cecchetti, Tango and Tarantella. George Slade, photography historian, contributes an essay on Norman, Eye Play and interview with author.

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Author:   Polly Norman
Publisher:   A V A N T Circle Publishing
Imprint:   A V A N T Circle Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 31.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 28.70cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9780989224505


ISBN 10:   0989224503
Publication Date:   10 May 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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A new perspective in art, a very intriguing book. -- Vicki Saikaly Goodreads


''In Polly's work there is a certain sense of realistic abstract. There is a sense of order; but in that order there is a certain amount of chaos. It is a very unique expression of her creative process.'' -- Orin Rutchick, the founder and executive director of the Minneapolis Photo Center cover copy Here is a successful creative individual who has a disorder that has actually enhanced her creativity through treatment and stability. For people who have the disorders Polly has experienced and their friends and family, it gives an awareness of what the perceptions and feelings are -- Psychiatrist Ronald Groat, M.D., Minnetonka, Minn cover copy A new perspective in art, a very intriguing book. -- Vicki Saikaly Goodreads


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