More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux

by John Seed, Nicholas Wilton (Foreword)

Reveals the contemporary art phenomenon of disrupted realism through the paintings of 43 artists at its core.

Profoundly shaped by the events, forces, and overflow of today's disjointed, social-media-heavy life, these artists' paintings are “disrupted” stylistically, thematically, or sometimes both.

They allow us to appreciate how art relates to the "super-fast, simultaneous, almost dizzyingly paced scrolling" of our lives.

• Foreword by artist Nicholas Wilton, founder of Art2Life
• Features a special essay on artist Jenny Saville, who has inspired many contemporary representational artists to disrupt their art
• More than half of the artists are from outside the US; includes women and BIPOC artists
• Artists' 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
• Art writer and curator John Seed is the foremost authority on disrupted realism and is the author of Disrupted Paintings for a Distracted World

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful collection of nice reproductions