Giant Celestial Man: The Art of Paul Storey

AG115539
Published by Mechanick Exercises, 2003
ISBN: 950800341

Paul Storey's paintings are built from mythology, Greek and Christian, and also from abstract forms and concepts. The pictures are enigmatic and complex and exciting. One clearly feels the exploration of existence that is at work.

Paul Storey's art is intriguing for many reasons. The control of colour and tonality is masterly, and the work draws on a vast library of references from art history, literature and music. But the key to all this does not lie in picking apart the symbology. Instead, in his lively conversations with Paul Storey, Michael Simonow identifies the artist's deepest concerns and how they shape the work, and then leads the reader to an understanding of Paul Storey's epic ambition.

Giant Celestial Man also documents the evolution of a mind and a talent, and tells of an early twenty-first century search for the meaningful, the authentic. Michael Simonow's appreciation of Paul Storey is as absorbing as it is enlightening.

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