Lateral Inversions: The Prints of Barry Cleavin

Author(s): Melinda Johnston

Fine Art

Barry Cleavin has played a significant role within the New Zealand arts scene since the 1960s. In hus prints he maintains a consistently individual approach, with a style that is immediately recognisable yet ranges from lightly humorous parody through to caustic social comment. In Cleavin's world nothing is what it seems: Lateral Inversions invites viewers to explore other ways of seeing and understanding, prompting a wider consideration of our fragile and often absurd existence. Lavishly illustrated with over 120 colour plates, Lateral Inversions draws from Cleavin's vast output to present a major representative survey of his prints and drawings from 1966 through until 2012. Over more than five decades Cleavin has developed thematic groupings, created visual echoes and provided contemporary twists on age-old traditions. Selected works are presented within the context of Cleavin's wider oeuvre, but they are also placed within their social and historical background, demonstrating the range of Cleavin's talent and providing significant new insights into his work and thematic concerns.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781927145470
  • : Canterbury University Press
  • : Canterbury University Press
  • : December 2013
  • : New Zealand
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Melinda Johnston
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 769.92
  • : 288
  • : Colour and black & white illustrations