A five-part series of exhibitions, Paintingontopofitself is an insightful survey of painting, in particular non-objective painting. Throughout history, human beings have visually communicated their time, space and place through the medium and Dr Tarn McLean charts its evolution, leaving room for the reader to consider paintings way forward in a visually saturated culture, dominated by images.
An easy to read and discerning perspective with stunning art pictures, this book is an informative and authentic account of the practice of painting, whilst simultaneously revealing an intimate take on the conceptual intent of the artists included in the shows.
Contributing essay: Dr Kyle Jenkins.
Contributing artists: Olivier Mosset, Peter Holm, Kyle Jenkins, Gilbert Hsiao, John Aslanidis, Brad Buckley, Rose Nolan, Lars Breuer, Michael Zahn, David Thomas, Tarn McLean, Jan Van der Ploeg and Thorgej Steen-Hansen.