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The World of Beryl Cook
From plump ladies at lunch to risqué nights in Plymouth pubs, Beryl Cook s immediately recognizable and widely popular work is celebrated in this generously illustrated publication that covers her entire career.
For over forty years Cook s work has captured moments of social history to create a perceptive record of life in the second half of the twentieth century. Offering a unique chronicle of British life, her paintings present ordinary people going about their daily activities--girls at the disco or shopping at the mall; sailors on shore leave; men at the pub or at weekend sporting events. More recently her work has featured international locations such as Paris, Barcelona, New York, Buenos Aires, and Las Vegas, where Cook s eye for the simple pleasures in life finds charming and revealing vignettes in the most unlikely places.
For over forty years Cook s work has captured moments of social history to create a perceptive record of life in the second half of the twentieth century. Offering a unique chronicle of British life, her paintings present ordinary people going about their daily activities--girls at the disco or shopping at the mall; sailors on shore leave; men at the pub or at weekend sporting events. More recently her work has featured international locations such as Paris, Barcelona, New York, Buenos Aires, and Las Vegas, where Cook s eye for the simple pleasures in life finds charming and revealing vignettes in the most unlikely places.
160 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2007
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May 6, 2015
Beryl Cook's painting incorporated her sly wit and social commentary into compositions of wonderful fat ladies. Usually dressed up to the nines (or naked) her characters indulge themselves in all manner of rather innocuous vices whilst displaying their abundant flesh. It is art for all, except the critics and purists who do not appreciate the vernacular unless it is the street-cool of grafitti - Banksy and Basquiat come to mind. . Self-taught and with a very original aesthetic she appeals to those of us say, 'I don't know much about art, but I know what I like'. Sometimes formulating an intellectual response can get in the way of the visceral reaction - a great big smile.
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