This hardcover book features large sumptuous reproductions of charcoal drawings covering Frank Mulvey’s thirty-year span of art production. The richly detailed, enigmatic and sensual artworks combine notions of anatomy and architecture within a framework of reinvented myth. Foreword by art historian Anna Carlevaris and introduction by the artist. Photography of Mulvey and his studio by Alex Kasyan.
About the Author
Frank Mulvey
fmulvey
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Frank Mulvey completed his Master’s degree in Fine Arts under Guido Molinari at Concordia University in Montreal in 1987. Frank has been honoured with grants and awards from both public and private institutions, including the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. His artwork is held in numerous collections, including the Canada Council Art Bank and the Musée du Québec. He has had fifteen solo shows in Canada and is author of the book The Stillness of Time, featuring his art and poetry (2003, published by Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal). His contribution to Quebec culture has been recognized in Robert Bernier’s La Peinture au Québec depuis les années 1960, Les editions de l'Homme, 2002.
Frank is a member of the Fine Arts Faculty and the Illustration & Design Faculty of Dawson College in Montreal, has been granted the Director General's teaching excellence award and is available as a guest speaker.
Publish Date June 15, 2012
Dimensions Large Square 80 pgs
Premium Paper, lustre finish
Category Fine Art
Tags figurative art, contemporary art, Frank Mulvey, Anna Carlevaris, art book, magic realism, fine art, Alex Kasyan, black and white, black & white, figuration, sensual, art, realism, artist, figure, nude, drawing, charcoal