Shonky : the aesthetic of awkwardness /
Shonky : the aesthetic of awkwardness /
edited by John Walter, with a contribution from Zoë Strachan & Louise Welsh.
- 79 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
Published on the occasion of the Hayward touring exhibition Shonky held at The MAC Belfast, 20 October 2017 - 14 January 2018, Dundee Contemporary Arts, 9 March - 27 May 2018, Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, 23 June - 15 September 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shonky : the aesthetics of awkwardness / John Walter Letter from Monkswood / Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh The Shonky factor
In this compact but highly original publication, artist John Walter identifies a 'shonky' tendency in art that has previously gone under the radar, bringing into focus artworks that are hand-made but not well crafted, that push the boundaries of good taste and orderliness. Walter illustrates his theory with examples of awkward, funny, exuberant art from across the past forty years, ranging from sculpture and performance to painting and architecture. Novelists Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh broaden this exploration of the shonky into the world of literature in their 'Letter from Monkswood', while in 'The Shonky Factor' Walter assesses a list of artists for their shonkiness levels.
9781853323560 185332356X
Aesthetics
Installations (Art)
Exhibition catalogs.
Published on the occasion of the Hayward touring exhibition Shonky held at The MAC Belfast, 20 October 2017 - 14 January 2018, Dundee Contemporary Arts, 9 March - 27 May 2018, Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, 23 June - 15 September 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shonky : the aesthetics of awkwardness / John Walter Letter from Monkswood / Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh The Shonky factor
In this compact but highly original publication, artist John Walter identifies a 'shonky' tendency in art that has previously gone under the radar, bringing into focus artworks that are hand-made but not well crafted, that push the boundaries of good taste and orderliness. Walter illustrates his theory with examples of awkward, funny, exuberant art from across the past forty years, ranging from sculpture and performance to painting and architecture. Novelists Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh broaden this exploration of the shonky into the world of literature in their 'Letter from Monkswood', while in 'The Shonky Factor' Walter assesses a list of artists for their shonkiness levels.
9781853323560 185332356X
Aesthetics
Installations (Art)
Exhibition catalogs.