The art of John Piper

Jenkins, David Fraser2016

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A major artist of the 20th century, John Piper (1903-1992) was a pioneer of modern abstract art in Britain during the 1930s. Piper captured some of the most iconic moments of his time through his art, never letting himself be penned in by a single mode or method of expression. He painted the ruins of the Blitz in Coventry, London, and Bath; the beauty and loneliness of the summits and panoramas of Snowdonia; as well as quaint rural churches around Britain. He was also the designer of nine of the first productions of the operas and a ballet by Benjamin Britten, and a pioneer of lithography, screenprinting, and the use of colour in ceramics. The first published survey of the whole of John Piper's art throughout his long life, this volume offers a full account of his artistic ouevre with over 300 beautiful images and supporting text written by two leading experts on Piper.