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Tag Archives: Black Mountain College
Basil’s Arc: The Paintings and Poetics of Basil King (September 22, 2012)
Posted in American Literature, British Literature, Literature, Poetry
Tagged Abstract Expressionism, Alchymical Muse, American literature, American Poetry, Basil King, beat generation, Beat poetry., Black Mountain College, British Literature, British poetry, documentary, Film, Literature, Martha King, Maya Deren Theater, New York, Nicole Peyrafitte, Pierre Joris, Skylight Press
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A Skylit Gallery
Skylight Press has been truly blessed in many ways in its first two years of existence and one of the more marvellous developments, completely unforeseen and unplanned, is that many of its authors and compilers just also happen to be … Continue reading
Posted in Recommended reads, Uncategorized
Tagged abstract expressionist painter, Architecture, Art, Art Galleries, arts, artwork, Basil King, Black Mountain College, Book Art, Book covers, Charcoal, collage, Dee Sunshine, Drawing, drawings, esoteric, Etchings, Exhibitions, expressionism, fiction, Gloucestershire, Gouache, Green Man, Illlustrations, illustration, Infrared photography, Landscape, Margaret Randall, Matt Baldwin-Ives, Mikki Nylund, MilesCross, New York, New York Art scene, Nicaragua, Novelist, Occult, Oil Painting, Painting, Pastel painting, Photographs, photography, Photomontage, poetry, Rebsie Fairholm, Rikki Ducornet, Ruins, Sacred Sites, Scandinavia, Scandinavian art, Skylight Press, Social Activism, Stone Carvings, Surrealism, visionary poet, Watercolour painting, Will Alexander
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Learning to Draw/ A History by Basil King
Skylight Press is proud to present the first complete version of Learning to Draw/ A History, which has been previously serialised in various small presses and online zines to some acclaim. The book is the life’s work of painter and … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Literature, New authors, New books, Poetry, Recommended reads
Tagged Abstract Expressionism, American Poetry, Art, Artist, Basil King, Beat poetry., Beat scene, Black Mountain College, Daniel Staniforth, Green Man, Literature, London, New York Art scene, Painter, Painting
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Basil King on Skylight Press
Born in London’s East End, Basil King endured the Blitz before emigrating to the U.S. in 1947. By the tender age of 16 he had enrolled at the now famous Black Mountain College to study painting and writing amongst such … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Literature, New authors, New books, Poetry
Tagged Abstract Expressionism, Art, Basil King, Beat poetry., Black Mountain College, Literature, New York, Painter, poetry, Prose
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