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9780823002832

The Art of Encaustic Painting; Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax

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  • ISBN13:

    9780823002832

  • ISBN10:

    0823002837

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-06-01
  • Publisher: PENGUIN
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With its roots in Ancient Greece, encaustic is a wax-based painting medium,haracterized by luminous colour and a lush service. This handbook revealsow to master this beautiful yet demanding medium. It discusses ways tochieve vibrant colour and create surfaces that look as light as a wash or asensely textured as impasto. The author demonstrates how to produce effectsrom abstract to figurative to minimal, and how to use encaustic techniquesn their own art.;The book includes examples of artwork from leadingncaustic artists such as Jasper Johns, Arthur Dove and Nancy Graves.

Author Biography

Joanne Mattera is the author of several books, including Navajo Techniques for Today's Weaver (1975) and Rugweaving: Techniques for Two Harness (1979), both for Watson-Guptill. She lives in New York City.

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