{"title":"Irene Kung","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrene Küng\u003c\/b\u003e is a Swiss photographer whose work primarily features urban and natural landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essentiality of the shots and the ability to make her subjects emerge from the darkness, in fact, express a stylistic and conceptual proximity to the Italian pictorial Renaissance: her works highlight the rational desire to identify new possible paths for a sustainable future and renewed attention to the balance between human and natural. At the same time, Kung's compositions highlight by contrast the ambiguity of urbanization and human neglect, bringing out a subtle disquiet from beauty. Describing suffering through a refined and dreamlike representation is an attempt to generate a new meaning starting from the perceptions of an emotional experience, it is an abstraction that leads the artist from the darkest areas to the meditative dimension, up to the unconscious spaces of the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-invisible-city","title":"The Invisible City","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of The Invisible City by Irene Kung. First impression. Medium format hardback in fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIrene Kung achieved her early success as an artist known principally for still life painting. In recent years she has expanded her repertoire to include photography and has made a dramatic entry into the field. Her work has primarily been directed at depicting striking and beautiful architectural monuments, or fragments thereof, in Europe and the United States. The finished images are of a textural subtlety that sets them apart from the mainstream of contemporary photography. This book is her first monograph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irene Kung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56794577731966,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/the-invisible-city-7790581.jpg?v=1773753338"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/collections\/irene-kung-2269585.png?v=1773755499","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/collections\/irene-kung.oembed","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}