The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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Peter Shire PUBLICATIONS
Born 1947 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Sculptor-abstraction.
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic dialogue free of preconceived norms and ideas. A comprehensive and updated understanding of the arts is an essential attribute of his artistic vision. "If Leonardo were alive today he would probably be... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic dialogue free of preconceived norms and ideas. A comprehensive and updated understanding of the arts is an essential attribute of his artistic vision. "If Leonardo were alive today he would probably be working at Cape Canaveral" the artist stated in an interview. Rejecting the limitations imposed by specific fields and "proper" techniques, Shire has transgressed the orderliness of painting or sculpture traditionally defined as the "fine arts" and... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic dialogue free of preconceived norms and ideas. A comprehensive and updated understanding of the arts is an essential attribute of his artistic vision. "If Leonardo were alive today he would probably be working at Cape Canaveral" the artist stated in an interview. Rejecting the limitations imposed by specific fields and "proper" techniques, Shire has transgressed the orderliness of painting or sculpture traditionally defined as the "fine arts" and has included fields such as ceramics, furniture, and toys that have been consistently marginalized by the modernist discourse. Shir... Read full biography
Peter Shire - Artist Info
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Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004McGowan, Alison C (Editor)1,512 pagesBetween Reality and Abstraction California Art at the End of the Century
1995
(Exhibition catalog)Stein, Donna64 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993Bowker R R1,473 pagesWho's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pages