• The background of the book cover is a brown, pink, white, blue, and purple William Monk work. The title "William Monk" is in a white box on the top right corner of the page, along with the authors names.
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William Monk

$54.95
$54.95

The first comprehensive study on the work of visionary painter William Monk.

William Monk is a British-born, New York-based artist known for his enigmatic and vibrant paintings that often investigate the same motif or theme in different permutations.

Deeply interested in the idea of creating images that are not a direct transcript of the real world but a product of his mind, Monk creates starkly divisional compositions carrying irregular intensities of detail, line, foreground, and background, pushing his work and the foundational elements of painting to the point where model and subject become two separate entities.

Publication details

Contributors: Isabelle Graw, Terry R. Myers, Àngels Miralda
Publisher: Phaidon
Publication date: 2025
Softcover
160 pages: 160 color illustrations
11 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches
ISBN: 9781838664190
The background of the book cover is a brown, pink, white, blue, and purple William Monk work. The title "William Monk" is in a white box on the top right corner of the page, along with the authors names.

William Monk

William Monk’s scenographic works tap into the rich tradition of painting. Monk paints enigmatic and vibrant works, using starkly divisional compositions and often works in extensive series that gradually evolve over time. The canvases carry irregular intensities of detail, line, foreground and background, a sense of repetition breaks down the figuration, creating visual mantras. This rhythm happens throughout Monk’s work, surrendering figurative logic to arrive at something stranger and more powerful.

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