Author: Keith CunninghamThis is the first in a dedicated series exploring a lesser-known yet profoundly lyrical aspect of the artist’s output. This volume focuses on Cunningham’s sustained visual inquiry into the sky as a subject. Bringing together 1,488 full-colour reproductions, executed in a range of media including pastel, ink and watercolour. Arranged chronologically and accompanied by an introductory text on the history and meanings of the sky as an artistic subject.These works, presented here for the first time, span just under a decade and demonstrate the intensity of Cunningham’s studio practice.The studies reveal an artist deeply attuned to the emotional and atmospheric possibilities of light, colour and movement. Some are fleeting impressions; others verge on abstraction, conjuring vast atmospheric spaces or dense, brooding cloud formations.ISBN 9781911736028. HENI Publishing. hb. 416 pages. 1488 color ills. 29 x 31 cm.available
