{"title":"Antony Gormley","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntony Gormley's works offer a profound exploration of the human form through the lens of contemporary sculpture and drawing. Readers can discover insightful reflections on the creative process, the relationship between body and space, and the evolving nature of art in shaping our perception of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this collection, Gormley's thoughtful commentary is paired with vivid imagery that invites a deeper engagement with visual culture. 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This beautifully illustrated volume presents the first comprehensive overview of Antony Gormley's drawings from 1980 to the present day, offering an intimate and enlightening window into the artist's vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Illustrating over 400 works, many of which have never been seen or published before, this major new publication traces Gormley's exploration of drawing as a vital form of thought and feeling. The artist's own reflections punctuate the book with deeply personal insights into his process, including ruminations on drawing's possibilities - 'the act of drawing is its own experimental field, a journey into the unarmed parts of our internal landscape' - and meditations on 'the intrinsic qualities of substances and liquids', from charcoal, mushroom ink and blood to the earth beneath our feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Accompanying Gormley's writings are perceptive and occasionally moving texts by Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Iversen, Daisy Hildyard, W.J.T. 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This is the first book to focus on Gormley's thoughts on sculpture, positioning his career and artistic philosophy in relation to its history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is structured thematically over four chapters: the first explores Gormley's thoughts on the body, time and space in relation to major works including European Field (1993) and 'Still Standing' (2011), Gormley's rehang of the classical rooms at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. The second chapter, 'Sculptors', was first delivered as a series of five lectures for the BBC; in each, Gormley discusses a sculpture he considers to be of huge creative importance: Epstein's The Rock Drill (1913-15), Brancusi's The Endless Column (1935-38), Giacometti's La Place (1948-49), Joseph Beuys's Plight (1985) and Richard Serra's The Matter of Time (2005). 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The authors' lively conversations and explorations make unexpected connections across time and media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSculpture has been practised by every culture throughout the world and stretches back into our distant past. The first surviving shaped stones may even predate the advent of language. 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