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Author Kuzmanović, N. Natasha, author.

Title Tropical light : the art of A.E. Backus / Natasha Kuzmanovic.

Publication Info. New York : The Vendome Press, [2016]

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  759.13 BACKUS    Check Shelf
Description 300 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-291) and index.
Summary "Painter A.E. Backus (1906-1990) portrayed an unspoiled Florida that has made his paintings synonymous with the state: backcountry terrain is often described as "Backus landscape," emotive clouds as "Backus sky," and translucent waves as "Backus water." As more and more of the state's wilderness is lost to development, Backus's paintings emerge as poetic testaments of Florida's lost paradise. Defining his artistic roots as "part Cracker and part Monet," Backus was drawn to tropical nature as defined by light, which he rendered using complementary colors. His avant-garde use of a palette knife to create entire compositions produced paintings that combined a sensitive observation of nature with gestural paint application. Backus excelled at capturing the essence of traditional Florida: rustic fishing camps, magnificent beaches, tidal rivers fringed with palms and mangroves, and the abrupt changes in the weather that characterize Florida's tropical light to both natives and visitors. This is a lush celebration of the life and work of a remarkable regional painter"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Backus, Albert Ernest, 1906-1990 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Backus, Albert Ernest, 1906-1990. (OCoLC)fst00150000
Florida -- In art.
ART -- Individual Artists -- Monographs.
ART -- American -- General.
ART -- Subjects & Themes -- Landscapes.
Florida. (OCoLC)fst01205150
Genre/Form Art. (OCoLC)fst01423702
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
Added Title Art of A.E. Backus
ISBN 9780865653320 hardcover
0865653321 hardcover
Standard No. 40026683672
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