Alison Saar
Alison Saar
American sculptor, mixed-media, and installation artist
Alison Saar: of Aether and Earthe by
Drawing inspiration from the imagery of African, Caribbean and Latin American folk art as well as found objects and her own upbringing in a multiracial artist family, Los Angeles artist Alison Saar (born 1956) creates works that reflect on the duality of body and spirit within the context of a larger cultural setting, focusing in particular on black womanhood. In life-size wooden sculptures and mixed-media portraits, Saar crafts complex narratives about diasporic identity. This publication accompanies an exhibition co-organized by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, California and the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, California.
ISBN: 9780997930634Publication Date: 2020-09-08
Secrets, Dialogues, Revelations: The Art of Betye and Alison Saar by
"Secrets, Dialogues, Revelations" expands on the conventional format of exploring the impact of master artist upon a pupil. Rather, it reveals the dialogue that takes place between mother aritst (Betye) and daughter artist (Alison) within the persistently overlapping realms of the artistic and the familial. This complex interchange, which Ishmael Reed has aptly termed a 'call and response,' is a central force in the creative methodologies of both artists. For Betye and Alison, the process of making art is a journey, a ritual that celebrates the evocative power of found objects and the potential of these objects for expressing spiritual energy. Making art thus becomes an act of resurrection, a regenerative quest that mother and daughter have often embarked upon together.
Call Number: N6537.S2 A4 1990ISBN: 0943739144Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Body Politics: The Female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar by
Although the sculpture of African American artist Alison Saar is influenced by African objects and ideas, this volume does not seek to establish direct linkages, opting instead to present dialogues. It features an extended interchange between noted Africanist and art historian Mary Nooter Roberts and Saar, and through a series of photographed images, it also establishes a visual dialogue between Saar's frequently large-scale sculptural pieces and the intimate and intricate works of the Luba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Call Number: NB237.S165 A35 2000ISBN: 0930741811Publication Date: 2000-12-01
Conversation with Betye Saar and Alison Saar
Alison Saar - Uproot: a listening salon at L.A. Louver (2023)