More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux

by John Seed, Nicholas Wilton (Foreword)

The work of 43 realist artists, along with Q&A insights, connect us with contemporary painting that's “disrupted” stylistically, thematically, or both. 

Foreword by artist Nicholas Wilton, founder of Art2Life.

Profoundly shaped by the events, forces, and overflow of today's disjointed, social-media-heavy life, the 43 diverse and global realist artists in this book feature paintings that are “disrupted” stylistically, thematically, or sometimes both.

Accompanying the over 300 images in this book are artists' insights, to appreciate how responding to life’s disruptions engages the artistic imagination. You'll be instantly absorbed by their comments presented in an engaging question-and-answer style. Artists include Casey Baugh, Jenny Saville, Joseph Lee, Ruprecht von Kaufmann, Justin Mortimer, and dozens more. 

The book opens with a special essay on artist Jenny Saville, who has inspired many contemporary representational artists to disrupt their art. Art writer and curator John Seed, the foremost authority on disrupted realism, is the perfect author and subsequent guide to help us appreciate how art relates to the "super-fast, simultaneous, almost dizzyingly paced scrolling" of our lives.


PRAISE FOR MORE DISRUPTION...

"Elegant and visually splendid . . . a tour de force."

—Michael Shnayerson, author of  Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art

224 pages, Hardcover

Published October 28, 2023

About the author

John Seed is a professor of art and art history at Mt. San Jacinto College in Southern California. Seed has written about art and artists for Arts of Asia, Art Ltd., Catamaran, Harvard Magazine, International Artist, The HuffingtonPost, Hyperallergic.com and Poets and Artists.

Reviews

[Stephanie]

Beautiful collection of nice reproductions