A limited edition book of paintings, by Irene Hardwicke Olivieri. This book contains fifty color plates of paintings and drawings, a selection of the artist's work from the past ten years. The forward is written by David Pagel, with a biographical essay by E.B. Coffin, and excerpts from The New York Times reviews, as well as Art & Antiques and Juxtapoz. The work is original and lively, filled with secrets of nature and nudes.
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"Dreamlike and delicate, Hardwicke's paintings recall outsider art in that they represent a fanciful private vision." -- George Melrod, Art and Antiques magazine
"The artist has covered the bodies of her pale and naked brides with magical botanical specimens and with folk wisdom..." -- Kevin Connally, The New Yorker
"The hours of devotion Hardwicke lavished on her paintings is hinted at in the time it takes to read them." -- David Pagel, the Los Angeles Times
"The artist has covered the bodies of her pale and naked brides with magical botanical specimens and with folk wisdom..." -- Kevin Connally, The New Yorker
"The hours of devotion Hardwicke lavished on her paintings is hinted at in the time it takes to read them." -- David Pagel, the Los Angeles Times
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David Pagel - Art critic for the Los Angeles Times; art writer at large.
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Paradise Redefined,
By M. Aghili (Woodbridge, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Irene Hardwicke Olivieri : Paintings (Paperback)
Can you gratify the senses while you nourish the soul? In this wonderful book of recent paintings by the contemporary artist, Irene Hardwicke Olivieri, it becomes evident that it would be impossible to do otherwise.The artfully presented reproductions offer an intimate look at the artist's work over the last several years, drawing us into a rich world of desire and possibilities where the sensual and the spiritual are inextricably intertwined - did we ever really believe the centuries of dogma that insists they are mutually exclusive? Turning the pages of this book is like rediscovering the contents of a long lost jewelry box. Olivieri's images pin our hearts to the incomprehensible beauty of our fantasmagoric world, sewing them together into a mythology that is, at once, entirely original and peculiarly familiar. To quote from David Pagel's excellent introduction, "Olivieri's pictures... re-write the story of the Garden of Eden." For those of us who cannot indulge in the pleasures of purchasing several of the artist's paintings, this book can be a very satisfying substitute
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Go Where You've Never Gone Before,
By Jan Seale (McAllen, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Irene Hardwicke Olivieri : Paintings (Paperback)
As we often ask of inventors or contortionists, How do they DO that? so we could ask the same of Irene Hardwicke Olivieri about her imagination-snagging paintings. These works awe the eye, tickle the spirit, call into question the viewer's preconceived notions about love, good and evil, perspective, and perhaps most of all--the relationship of all animate life. Olivieri puts a raccoon under a nude's arm, then writes an encyclopaedic definition of the animal's habits down the figure's midrift. Startling titles and amazing scriptography on Olivieri's figures make us wonder why other artists have been too timid or impoverished to use the Blakean technique. Olivieri's art is enticing, riveting, challenging--and downright delightful. You will not look at these pictures without participating!
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Beautiful, Sensual, Stimulating!!!,
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This review is from: Irene Hardwicke Olivieri : Paintings (Paperback)
I first encountered her work in SF just last year. I really wanted to buy one of her pieces similar to the first painting you see on the first page of her website. Since someone else bought the piece I was contemplating, I ended up with her book instead. I really love the paintings, writings, and most of all the symbolism. Irene is a very unique painter and has a very lovely spirit (we have exchanged a few emails). The book is full of delightful images and poetry and one cannot help getting lost in her fantasy-like gardens. I highly recommend this wonderful book for yourself or as a gift to a loved one.
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