Andrew Wilson

Sara Matson

Patrick Heron (1920-99) held a unique position in twentieth-century art. As one of the first British artists to embrace abstraction, he played a major role in the development of postwar art. Heron welcomed the eruption of American art in the 1950s and was strongly affected by his first encounters with abstract expressionism yet European artists such as Matisse, Bonnard and Braque remained a fundamental influence on his work. This dialogue was played out in paintings that pursued the ideal of an art as pure visual sensation.0In summer 2018, Tate St Ives (in collaboration with Turner Contemporary in Margate), will stage the first extensive presentation of Heron's distinctive abstract canvases for over twenty years. Published to accompany the exhibition, this book offers an entirely fresh perspective on Heron's practices. Lavishly illustrated, ranging from Heron's paintings of the 1940s to his late career, showing the full evolution of his vibrant abstract language and offering a unique opportunity to explore the extent of this modern master's sense of scale, colour and composition. Thought-provoking texts introduce and explain Heron's visual strategies (including `autonomy', `formal equality', `edge consciousness', `scale, ' and `asymmetry'), illustrated with examples from throughout his artistic career and theories from his own writings.00Exhibition: Tate Gallery, Saint Ives, UK (26.05.-09.09.2018) / Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK (2018).

Patrick Heron

Michael White

Chris Stephens

Rachel Smith

Paul Denison

"In this new exploration of modern art and St Ives, works by St Ives artists are looked at in the context of their contemporaries in Europe, North America and beyond. The work of this period includes the utopian ideal of constructivism and the tradition of craft and the handmade. Paintings, sculpture and ceramics - drawn from public and private collections in the UK and abroad - richly illustrate how artists' engagement with St Ives was a part of the global art scene of the twentieth century." -- back cover.

Modern Art and St. Ives

Published to accompany the first major Patrick Heron retrospective in two decades, this book will feature the best of Heron s paintings, from the 1940s to his late career, alongside thought-provoking text. Patrick Heron (1920 99) held a unique position in twentieth-century art. As one of the first British artists to embrace abstraction, he played a major role in the development of postwar art. Heron welcomed the eruption of American art in the 1950s and was strongly affected by his first encounters with abstract expressionism yet European artists such as Matisse, Bonnard and Braque remained a fundamental influence on his work. This dialogue was played out in paintings that pursued the ideal of an art as pure visual sensation. This illuminating publication will range from Heron s paintings of the 1940s to his late career, showing the full evolution of his vibrant abstract language and offering a unique opportunity to explore the extent of this modern master s sense of scale, colour and composition. Reflective analysis will introduce and explain Heron s visual strategies including themes on autonomy, formal equality, edge consciousness, scale and asymmetry. This unique approach allows Heron s practice to be reviewed from an entirely fresh perspective.

Sara Matson

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