{"product_id":"peter-saul-9780847868667","title":"Peter Saul","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major monograph on provocateur painter Peter Saul, featuring the largest collection of his work ever published, overseen by the artist himself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Saul is a trailblazing artist and masterful painter who is just now receiving his due after an extraordinary six decades of painting. A Pop Art predecessor, the artist's brightly colored paintings feature contrarian depictions of popular culture and political history. Known for a satirical bent that exposes the ironies of every subject he takes up, Saul's work has been profoundly influential to the generations of artists who have followed him.\u003cbr\u003e In the 1950s and '60s, reacting against Abstract Expressionism's seriousness, Saul began to paint everyday objects such as refrigerators, often overflowing with food and other household items, which resulted in his important \u003ci\u003eIcebox \u003c\/i\u003eseries. He later turned to more political subjects, such as his graphic, cartoonish \"Vietnam\" paintings. His interest in politcal figures and their hypocrises continues to this day with paintings of politicians from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump. \u003cbr\u003eFreely incorporating a range of pop culture references with aplomb--from cartoon and comic book characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Superman, to real life figures including Ethel Rosenberg, Willem de Kooning, Fidel Castro, and John Wayne Gacy--his work also includes darkly humorous self-portraits.\u003cbr\u003e This landmark volume includes several important contributions, including essays by Los Angeles-based critic Bruce Hainley; Richard Shiff, renowned art historian; and Annabelle Ténèze, Chief Curator and Director of Les Abattoirs, in Toulouse, France. The book also features new commentary by the artist himself on his most important works from several periods of his career, and a 20-page booklet, also penned by the artist, called \"My Life Story.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847868667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Annabelle T\u0026#233;n\u0026#232;ze, Richard Shiff, Bruce Hainley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40941701955765,"sku":"9780847868667","price":72.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2e79d8a4-5066-4610-b80e-5dce3ef4bf43.jpg?v=1630993977","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/peter-saul-9780847868667","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}