The Art of Douglas Bourgeois
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Author: Douglas Bourgeois,Dan Cameron,Estill Curtis Pennington,David S. Rubin,Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, La.)
Publisher: Hudson Hills
ISBN: 9781555952211
Category: Art
Page: 110
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This first monograph on Douglas Bourgeois publishes the fascinating work of a figurative artist whose meticulously detailed paintings and sculptural assemblages present icons of popular culture as well as everyday people from Louisiana's diverse populations. With magical realist imagery, his work combines religious figures, pop-culture artifacts, environmental concerns, social issues, and the iconic stars of Hollywood's golden age and contemporary rock 'n' roll. Bourgeois fuses private fantasy with a kind of social document, exploring everything from racial tensions to violence, both domestic and public. The artist, like the figures he depicts, searches for magic or spiritual qualities in everyday things. Ultimately he and his art seek redemption. This color-filled volume includes three essays and color reproductions of key works dating from 1975 to 2001. It is published in conjunction with a traveling retrospective exhibition organized by the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans. Its reference value is enhanced by the inclusion of a chronology, bibliography, lists of exhibitions and collections, and index.