Petah Coyne: Everything That Rises Must Converge

by Denise Markonish

Book Overview

Unlike many contemporary artists who focus on social or media-related issues, Petah Coyne (born 1953) imbues her work with a magical quality to evoke intensely personal associations. Her sculptures convey an inherent tension between vulnerability and aggression, innocence and seduction, beauty and decadence, and, ultimately, life and death. In her darkly beautiful sculptural installations, she uses unusual and eclectic materials such as hay, black...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300167709
• ISBN13: 9780300167702
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"