George Little: The Ugly Lovely Landscape (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781914595660)

Writers, artists, urban explorers and archaeologists have long been drawn to the places of industry and the gaunt and mournful remains left behind by deindustrialisation and urban decay. No artist has been more committed to recording and interpreting such environments than George Little. Born in the east end of Swansea in 1927 he grew up next to the abandoned copper works, slag heaps and still-busy docks of Dylan Thomas's ' ugly, lovely town' . As a teenager the destruction of the Swansea Blitz was seared into his imagination. After training at Swansea College of Art and the Ruskin School of Drawing in Oxford he lectured in art history at Swansea University. He brought a deep visual knowledge to a life's work exploring the dramatic forms and startling colours of industrial and urban decay in photographs, drawings and paintings. He continued working up until his death in 2019. With an introduction by Peter Wakelin. Featuring photographs and paintings from George Little that captured the heavy industry of south Wales and chronicled its decline.

Author: Peter Wakelin
ISBN-10: 1914595661
ISBN-13: 9781914595660
Publisher: Parthian
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2024
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.00w x 0.80d