Lisa Yuskavage

Trade Paperback

Contemporary Artists Series

Lisa Yuskavage is an artist known for her highly original approach to figurative painting and how this has challenged conventional understandings of the genre. At times playful and at other times rueful, Yuskavage s bold, eccentric, exhibitionist and introspective characters inhabit fantastical and colourful compositions, assuming the dual role of subject and object. Although inspired by popular culture, the artist s techniques is deeply rooted in the history of painting, establishing an underlying tension between polar opposites such as high and low, sacred and profane, harmony and dissonance. This book will feature insightful contributions on Yuskavage s work along with a never-seen-before visual presentation of her studio.